The coach, which had around 50 holidaymakers on board at the time, had been returning to Poland from Spain.
The dead were those of Polish families en-route to the German border city of Frankfurt-Oder and several children were reported to be among the victims. The accident happened when the coach collided with the supports of a bridge spanning the motorway at Potsdam.
Police say the driver lost control when swerving to avoid a car pulling on to the A10 autobahn from an adjoining slip road.
"It was a picture of horror," he said. "There were bodies on the road and the dazed survivors walking among them. There was crying and there was numbness too.
"We tried to provide the injured with shelter and liquids. There was a great deal of confusion because of the language barrier. We were conversing in gestures.
"Many of the survivors had made themselves comfortable on the coach by taking their shoes off and so were consequently barefoot in the wreckage.
"I believe some of the rescue workers may need counselling after this." (telegraph.co.uk)
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