英语新闻听写 德国南部巴士与卡车相撞起火 31人受伤17人失踪（在线收听）

A number of people have been killed in a bus crash in Bavaria, the German government confirmed Monday.

德国政府周一证实，多人在巴伐利亚的巴士车祸中遇难。

Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for the German government, said Chancellor Angela Merkel had expressed her great dismay at the incident.

德国政府的发言人斯蒂芬·塞伯特表示，总理安吉拉·默克尔对这一事件表示深切沮丧。

The collision occurred at 7 a.m. local time on the A9 road from the east of the country toward Nuremberg.

相撞事故发生在当地时间早上7点，从东部到纽伦堡的A9高速公路上。

Earlier Monday, police said 17 people were missing after the bus, which was carrying 46 people at the time, collided with a truck and then burst into flames.

周一早些时候警方称有17人失踪，当时载有46人的巴士与一辆卡车相撞后起火。

Police also said that 31 people were seriously injured in the crash which took place near Munchberg, Bavaria.

警方还表示，事故发生在巴伐利亚明希贝格附近，有31人受重伤。