Overview
- On the A2 near Braunschweig-Nord, a semi-truck struck the end of a traffic jam around 6 a.m., killing the first truck’s driver and forcing a full closure toward Hannover with traffic diverted at the Flughafen exit.
- On the A1 between Kreuz Dortmund/Unna and Kamener Kreuz, a 61-year-old truck driver from Hamm died after a rear-end collision involving three lorries at 5:11 p.m.; the northbound lanes reopened around 3 a.m. after a reconstruction by Dortmund police specialists.
- A 54-year-old truck driver died on the A9 near Neuburg after his wood-laden vehicle drifted off the carriageway and overturned; police say no other vehicles were involved and the recovery proved lengthy.
- A multi-vehicle crash on the A6 near Wendelstein involved three lorries and a car around 9:15 p.m., injuring four people and closing the Amberg-bound side for hours as police, fire services and THW managed debris and spilled cargo.
- On the A8 near Augsburg, a dairy-laden truck hit a concrete barrier and toppled around 9 p.m., lightly injuring the driver; both directions were initially shut, then only the Stuttgart-bound side remained closed into the morning during manual unloading and crane recovery.