Overview
- Late Saturday on the A1 near Wildeshausen, three cars crashed after a 25-year-old moved into the left lane, killing a 40-year-old and leaving his 39-year-old passenger in critical condition, police said.
- The 34-year-old who attempted to evade the maneuver was lightly injured, the 25-year-old was unhurt, and the carriageway toward Osnabrück was closed for hours for rescue work and documentation.
- On the A2 near Bönen, a suspected lane change led to a crash that injured three people, including a woman in life-threatening condition, and the Autobahnpolizei issued a witness appeal.
- In Stuttgart, bystanders lifted a nearly two‑ton minivan to free a woman who was run over; she sustained serious injuries and prosecutors opened a negligent‑bodily‑harm case against the 23‑year‑old driver.
- Further serious incidents were reported, including an A44 rollover with a full closure, a Kleve car fire under hit‑and‑run investigation, and a Lauterhofen intersection crash requiring three air ambulances, with dpa also citing additional fatalities in Lower Saxony.