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Deadly 48 Hours on German Roads as Police Probe Multiple Crashes

Police have opened inquiries with witness appeals and impairment tests leading to charging decisions.

Overview

  • In Niebüll, a 77-year-old died after a dog startled her into the road, and police are seeking the dog’s owner as the lorry driver later returned to the scene.
  • In Dachau, a 41-year-old motorcyclist struck a stationary lorry on the B304, was flown to hospital and died overnight, according to police and the hospital.
  • A 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed on the B81 near Hasselfelde after losing control in a right-hand bend and colliding head-on with an oncoming Audi.
  • On the A14 between Wanzleben and Magdeburg, eight vehicles crashed at a traffic jam tail, injuring six people and closing the autobahn for about 90 minutes.
  • In Halle and the Stuttgart region, police identified a hit-and-run suspect who lacked a license and placed a 36-year-old in custody over multiple crashes in a stolen Opel while allegedly intoxicated.