Overview

• Police and prosecutors said a preliminary reconstruction based on the BMW’s onboard data indicates the SUV was accelerated to a clearly excessive speed before the driver lost control in a slight right-hand bend.
• Two passengers aged 15 and 17 died at the scene on 9 August, three other teens were critically injured, and one 17-year-old remains in a critical condition.
• Investigators reported no indications of alcohol or drug use by the 18-year-old, who, along with a 17-year-old front-seat passenger, has since been discharged from hospital.
• The case fits a broader pattern of serious crashes under investigation, including a Munich collision where firefighters used hydraulic tools to free a 51-year-old Toyota driver with suspected spinal injuries.
• In Berlin, a 59-year-old motorcyclist underwent emergency surgery after a driver ran a red light to clear an ambulance’s path, and near Vöhringen an 84-year-old died when a sudden medical emergency led to a single-vehicle crash.