Overview
- On the A12 near Fürstenwalde a Renault Master rear-ended a lorry around 12:40 p.m. Monday, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver as police closed the highway for the investigation.
- A three‑lorry collision at a tailback on the A13 near Lübbenau on Monday morning left one driver dead in a cab fire, lightly injured the other two drivers and forced prolonged closures and cleanup after burning trucks and spilled cooking oil.
- In Frankfurt’s Gallus district a tram on line 21 struck a Mercedes Citan on Mainzer Landstraße, trapping and severely injuring the driver; the tram driver and passengers were unhurt and a court‑appointed expert will reconstruct the crash.
- North Hesse’s highway police reported five wet‑road wrecks overnight on the A4, A7 and A49 with seven injured and tens of thousands of euros in damage, urging reduced speed, proper tyre maintenance and greater following distance in rain.
- Other cases confirmed during this period include a 63‑year‑old pedestrian killed near Helmstedt, two victims who later died after earlier collisions in Bremervörde (B71) and Rüsselsheim, and a Blankenburg driver who crashed into a bridge and tested at 2.13‰, prompting a blood draw and licence seizure.