Overview

• On the A3 near Parsberg, a 32-year-old mother and her newborn died after their SUV left the road in heavy rain; the father and a three-year-old were hospitalized as prosecutors appointed an expert and closed the motorway for hours.
• A 65-year-old wrong-way driver on Würzburg’s B19 was killed in a multi-car collision that left several others injured, and police opened cases against bystanders who filmed the scene.
• Near Lippstadt, a head-on crash killed a 71-year-old man and his 70-year-old wife, while a 21-year-old driver and an eight-year-old were seriously injured and taken to clinics as accident specialists documented the scene and seized the vehicles.
• In Hattingen, a fire engine on an emergency run collided with a tram, injuring five people with police reporting only minor wounds and leading a lengthy recovery and cause review.
• Police reported additional serious crashes linked to wet roads and unsafe speeds, including a Hamburg rollover with suspected alcohol use and an A7 accident series that injured 12, with several rescues requiring extrication and air transport.