Overview

• On the A7 near Seesen–Harz-Ost, several hundred litres of diesel spilled after a lorry tank was torn open, and police say the top layer of asphalt must be milled with the northbound section expected closed until around midnight.
• In Essen, unknown perpetrators set a fire under a sleeping 61-year-old at a bus stop; the man was unharmed, threats were found at the scene, and a homicide unit is seeking witnesses.
• A 35-year-old driver in Berlin-Marzahn died in hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the wheel and crashing into tram infrastructure; BVG assisted firefighters with the vehicle recovery.
• In central Düsseldorf, a Rheinbahn tram collided with an ambulance en route to an emergency, injuring the crew and prompting a police investigation into the circumstances.
• Separate crashes included a fatal B96 collision near Hoyerswerda involving a transporter that struck a tree line and a multi-vehicle rear-end crash on the A7 near Dietmannsried that injured six and required a rescue helicopter.