Overview

• Berlin police said a 42-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital after colliding with a car on Blankenfelder Straße in Pankow on Wednesday afternoon.
• According to the police account, a 30-year-old driver turned left into a driveway to reach a parking space as the motorcyclist attempted to overtake and, despite emergency braking, struck the car.
• Officers closed the crash site until 18:30, disrupting BVG bus line 154 and S8 replacement services.
• Munich police reported two separate crashes on 27 August: a Mercedes collided with a 34-year-old e-scooter rider on Barthstraße in Westend, leaving him severely injured.
• In Taufkirchen, a 20-year-old driver tried to pass a bus at a stop sign and failed to yield to a 62-year-old motorcyclist on the priority road, causing a collision; both Munich cases are under investigation by the traffic police.