Overview

• On the A24 near Neuruppin, a danger‑goods lorry overturned, the driver was lightly injured, no leak was detected, a 100‑meter safety cordon was set and the Berlin‑bound lanes were closed with operations expected to last into the evening.
• In the Friedland station killing of a 16‑year‑old, ministries are briefing the Lower Saxony parliament as prosecutors cite DNA on the victim, the 31‑year‑old suspect remains under psychiatric order, and officials confirm he had left psychiatric care the day before the alleged push despite medical advice, with a prior deportation order unresolved.
• A 35‑year‑old from Monheim surrendered at a Leverkusen police station and confessed to killing his wife; officers found her dead in the couple’s apartment, a homicide unit is investigating and the suspect is to appear before a judge.
• A wrong‑way crash on the A14 at Leisnig injured three and forced a temporary full closure toward Leipzig, as police opened an investigation into why the Opel driver entered the motorway in the wrong direction.
• A 29‑year‑old woman struck on a supermarket lot in Höchst im Odenwald died in hospital; police say her former partner was driving and he is under investigation for suspected negligent homicide while remaining at liberty pending further inquiries.