Overview
- Germany’s weather service cautioned of significant icing across large parts of the north and east, with patchy risk in the west and Alpine foothills.
- Berlin police logged 565 traffic crashes from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning with about 20 injuries, far above a typical day’s tally.
- A multi-vehicle collision on the A1 near Wildeshausen occurred in extreme ice and fog with several injuries, and responders moved in small steps until gritting improved safety.
- Police in Hesse confirmed a 73-year-old woman died after a car likely skidded on an icy road near Hessisch Lichtenau and hit oncoming traffic.
- Brandenburg, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reported dozens of additional incidents, Potsdam suspended bus service, and emergency services deployed extra resources as the cold snap following the chilliest Christmas since 2010 sustained the glatteis risk.