Overview
- A 37-year-old died late Monday on the A67 near Darmstadt after his car struck a bridge pier and burned out; first responders attempted resuscitation, and prosecutors called in an accident specialist as the motorway was closed for hours.
- On the B202 near Oldenburg in Holstein, a 76-year-old driver crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a VW Tiguan, leaving both drivers severely injured and the road shut during rescue and evidence collection.
- In Nordenham, a 66-year-old pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after stepping from a central island as a VW passed on a green light; an air ambulance flew him to hospital and police are seeking witnesses.
- Winter conditions triggered major disruptions, including an A9 jackknifed truck in Bavaria that police blamed on speed not adapted to icy roads and an A7 rollover near Seesen that injured five people, one critically, prompting lengthy closures and hazardous clean-up.
- Police highlighted alcohol and recklessness in separate cases, stopping a 52-year-old Audi driver who tested at five per mille on the A2 near Gelsenkirchen, while in an earlier Offenbach fatal crash a 31-year-old suspect is in custody on suspicion of murder linked to an alleged illegal race.