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Deadly Bus Crash, House Collapse and Series of Wrecks Jolt Germany Over Weekend

Police and fire services report major rescues across several regions, with inquiries targeting speed, alcohol and flight from crash scenes.

Overview

  • Police confirm a 34-year-old pedestrian died in Weil am Rhein after a city bus struck vehicles and passersby; several others, including the bus driver, were treated and investigators say an attack is ruled out.
  • Wolfenbüttel authorities continue searching the rubble of a row house after a suspected explosion; an 83-year-old is missing, multiple people were treated, and a large multi-agency operation remains in place.
  • Near Dornhausen (B13), a 17-year-old’s car flew about 50 meters and caught fire; firefighters needed roughly 30–40 minutes to free him, both teens were seriously injured, and police say the driver lacked a valid license.
  • On the B588 at Wurmannsquick, a 20-year-old veered into oncoming traffic, triggering collisions that injured 11 people—five seriously—prompting hours-long closures and an ongoing cause investigation.
  • Separate probes highlight suspected alcohol and flight from scenes: a 19-year-old in Germersheim had 1.38‰ and no license after an overturning crash, Düsseldorf police took a blood sample from a 24-year-old driver after a pedestrian was critically hurt, and officers located a fleeing suspect after an A1 crash while Bochum police seek witnesses in a suspected hit-and-run.