One particular person is lifeless and 9 others are severely injured due to a self-driving take a look at automotive veering into oncoming site visitors, German police say.

The electrical BMW iX, which was carrying 5 individuals together with a younger baby, hit a Mercedes van head on, killing one in all its passengers, who was 33.

The preliminary crash sparked a sequence of additional collisions involving two extra automobiles however it’s unclear if it was being operated manually.

A police spokesman within the south-western city of Reutlingen mentioned the BMW swerved out of its lane on Monday at a bend within the street.

It clipped an oncoming Citroen earlier than hitting the Mercedes.

The 70-year-old driver of the Citroen misplaced management of her automotive and crashed into one other car, which careered off the street and burst into flames.

It had two individuals on board.

Reutlingen police spokesman Michael Schaal mentioned 4 rescue helicopters had been concerned within the medical response and the injured had been taken to a number of hospitals within the area.

They included the 43-year-old driver of the BMW, three adults aged 31, 42 and 47, and an 18-month-old baby, who had been all within the take a look at car.

Mr Schaal mentioned police had not but had a possibility to interview these concerned within the crash.

It’s unclear whether or not the particular person on the wheel of the BMW take a look at automotive was actively steering the car on the time of the crash or whether or not it was travelling autonomously, the spokesman mentioned.

BMW confirmed that one in all its take a look at automobiles was concerned in a crash close to Reutlingen, and denied that the car was totally autonomous.