Overview
- Berlin police logged about 565 collisions between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, with 20 people injured.
- Brandenburg police reported roughly 120 crashes since Friday evening, leaving about 19 injured and widely attributed to black ice.
- Five vehicles collided on the A1 near Wildeshausen around 4 a.m. in extreme icing and fog, injuring 13, according to the local fire brigade.
- A 73-year-old woman died and two others were seriously injured in Hesse after a car likely skidded on an icy road between Fürstenhagen and Eschenstruth, police said.
- Potsdam suspended bus service as emergency crews handled elevated call volumes and gritting operations helped regain traction while officials advised against non-essential trips.