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A99 Shut for Reasphalting After Truck Fire as A8 Coach Crash Injures About 30 in Bavaria

Authorities expect prolonged disruptions following fuel‑contaminated asphalt, mass‑casualty care and multiple prosecutor‑led investigations.

Overview

  • Police say diesel soaked the A99 surface near Munich‑West, forcing full milling and new asphalt and keeping the main carriageway toward Salzburg closed through Wednesday.
  • Overnight on the A8 at Irschenberg, a Kosovo‑bound coach hit a lorry trailer, injuring roughly 30 of 50 passengers, with several taken to hospitals and the route temporarily closed.
  • A 61‑year‑old climber died after a 400‑meter fall on the Jubiläumsgrat and a previously missing 67‑year‑old hiker was recovered dead near the Höfats, with alpine police leading reconstructions.
  • In Stetten, investigators are examining a burned‑out car with a charred occupant believed to be the 62‑year‑old owner, with autopsy tests to determine whether suicide, a medical event or foul play was involved.
  • Separate crashes added strain, including a fatal collision that killed a 62‑year‑old cyclist near Winkelhaid, an 80‑year‑old cyclist who died after a Munich lorry crash, an A3 truck fire near Regensburg and an A96 lorry incident.