Overview
- A 47-year-old died after a head-on collision with a 33-year-old wrong-way driver on the A46 near Erkelenz; police took blood samples and secured the suspect’s license as they examine possible alcohol involvement.
- In Bucheon, South Korea, a light truck ploughed about 150 meters through a street market, killing two and injuring 19; the driver in his 60s was detained as police seek a warrant and analyze the vehicle’s data recorder.
- Bochum police are hunting a hit-and-run driver after a 25-year-old pedestrian was found critically injured; investigators released a surveillance image of a dark-blue Opel Astra G and appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
- Near Weilheim, a 59-year-old cyclist was fatally struck and run over; prosecutors opened a negligent homicide case against the 71-year-old driver, ordered a blood draw and a crash expert, with low sun cited as a possible factor.
- In Hamburg-Altona, a patrol car heading to a reported knife attack collided with other vehicles on Max-Brauer-Allee, leaving five people with minor injuries; the crash and the separate stabbing, with the victim stable, are under investigation.