Overview
- On the A61 near Weilerswist, a Smart slid under a parked semi-trailer at the Am Blauen Stein rest area, killing the passenger at the scene and leaving the driver critically injured as police closed the ramp and a highway lane.
- At Cologne’s Eifeltor freight yard, a moving container bridge struck a mobile work platform, killing an 83-year-old worker and gravely injuring a 64-year-old colleague, with criminal investigators examining the circumstances.
- In Rheinstetten-Neuburgweier, a car rolled into the Rhine and sank; night searches with boats and divers failed, officials believe the driver was alone, and recovery operations are set to continue on Sunday.
- Near Ehrwald on the Zugspitze, Tirol police reported a 19-year-old alpinist was swept to his death by a slab avalanche, while his secured 21-year-old companion remained unharmed.
- Separate probes address a failed improvised tow on the A210 near Rendsburg that left two people in life-threatening condition, a detached trailer that wrecked an A1 work zone near Bremen, and the ongoing search for a missing BMW driver after an A2 crash.