Overview

• Police reported multiple fatal collisions and serious injuries from Saturday to Sunday across several states, triggering major rescue operations and prolonged road closures.
• Near Würzburg, a 65-year-old wrong-way driver died after a multi-vehicle crash on the B19, with officers documenting bystanders who filmed the scene as they appealed for witnesses.
• On the A3 near Parsberg, a 32-year-old mother and her newborn died after their SUV left the roadway in heavy rain, as an expert appointed by prosecutors examines suspected aquaplaning.
• In Lippstadt, an elderly couple died in a head-on collision after a 21-year-old’s vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, leaving the young driver and an eight-year-old passenger seriously injured while a specialist accident team reconstructs the crash.
• In Lower Saxony near Kutenholz, a 60-year-old died after losing control on a wet road and colliding with a VW Polo, with investigators deploying a forensic expert and a Photoscan/3D site survey; in Austria’s Thaur, a 20-year-old struck in a September hit-and-run has died, with a suspect and SUV identified and an autopsy ordered.