Overview
- On Sunday afternoon near Göttingen, nine cars collided on the A7, injuring seven people including three children, according to police.
- Other outlets reported 11 vehicles and five injuries for the same A7 crash, and authorities are reconciling the differing counts.
- Police said dense fog and low sun preceded the A7 braking chain, and the southbound lanes were closed for hours with diversions and kilometer-long queues.
- Hours earlier on the A3 near Aschaffenburg, a chain reaction damaged about ten vehicles and injured three, with officers ordering a blood test after smelling alcohol on one driver.
- On Monday morning, a separate rollover on the A7 between Echte and Seesen injured five, drawing a new multi-agency response and causing another temporary closure.