Overview
- Police confirmed a 19-year-old passenger died in the Hamburg Wilhelmsburg collision, with the 61-year-old bus driver and a 36-year-old passenger seriously injured and four others lightly hurt, while three locomotive crew members suffered shock.
- The crash occurred at the unprotected Nippoldstraße rail crossing, a site with prior incidents in 2023 and 2025, and the exact cause is still being examined by authorities.
- On the A72 near Chemnitz, three rear-end collisions involving nine vehicles left three people injured, one seriously, caused substantial damage and triggered kilometer-long traffic jams.
- A 20-year-old motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries on the A3 near Stockstadt/Aschaffenburg, prompting landings by two rescue helicopters and full closures in both directions before the motorway reopened.
- A cyclist was fatally struck while entering the B12 at Seltmans, leading to hours-long closure and the deployment of an expert as police continue to investigate.