Overview
- At Cologne’s Eifeltor freight yard, an 83-year-old died and a 64-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after a container bridge struck a mobile work platform, with criminal police leading the probe.
- On the A61 near Weilerswist, a Smart collided with a parked truck trailer at a rest-area entrance, killing a 53-year-old passenger and severely injuring the 49-year-old driver as police closed lanes for recovery and forensics.
- A failed roadside tow on the A210 near Rendsburg ended in a high-speed impact after a rope snapped, leaving two people critically hurt and prompting firefighters to urge drivers to call professionals in highway breakdowns.
- Water-main breaks in Dortmund and Essen flooded streets and trapped vehicles, with firefighters rescuing occupants, clearing blocked drains, and utilities working to repair the ruptured lines.
- A frontal crash on Hesse’s L 3083 spilled diesel and required specialist cleanup and an overnight closure, while police in NRW continued to search for a fleeing BMW driver after an A2 wreck and seized the vehicle for examination.