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Deadly Crashes Shut Key German Routes Overnight

Police report protracted recoveries with formal accident probes underway.

Overview

  • On the A9 near Neuburg, a 54-year-old truck driver died after his timber-laden lorry drifted right off the roadway and tipped onto the verge, with investigators examining a possible medical issue among other causes.
  • In Hannover, a woman attempting to cross the Südschnellweg was struck by a car and then run over by three additional vehicles, with police confirming she died at the scene and that her identity is still being established.
  • A multi-vehicle collision on the A6 near Wendelstein involving a car and three lorries injured four people and fully blocked lanes toward Amberg for hours, as responders reported severe congestion, spilled cargo and leaking fuel.
  • Near Augsburg on the A8, a refrigerated lorry carrying milk and cheese hit a concrete barrier and overturned, prompting labor‑intensive manual unloading by fire services and THW and lengthy closures that eased first toward Munich and later toward Stuttgart.
  • In Wiesbaden, a parked truck rolled down a slope, seriously injuring its driver and damaging seven cars, with police indicating the handbrake was apparently not engaged and an expert tasked with reconstructing the incident.