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Fatalities and Airlifts Across Germany as Cluster of Road Crashes Triggers Investigations

Authorities opened formal probes with sworn experts after multiple crash scenes required air rescue.

Overview

  • Near Steddorf in Lower Saxony, a car left the L124, overturned and killed the driver, while a woman, a child and a teenager suffered serious injuries and were flown to hospitals.
  • On the B2 at Elsteraue in Saxony-Anhalt, a 65-year-old pedestrian died at the scene after being struck by a car driven by a 76-year-old man, and the road was closed for around five hours.
  • In Starnberg-Söcking, a 75-year-old standing by his parked car was hit by a 73-year-old driver who crossed into the opposite lane, with the victim airlifted to Munich and a sworn expert appointed; police are seeking witnesses.
  • In Starnberg-Wangen, a 57-year-old Vespa rider collided with a turning trike, was run over and suffered severe injuries before being flown to a Munich clinic, and the area was temporarily closed.
  • Elsewhere on Friday, a 28-year-old driver near Sehnde sustained life-threatening injuries after hitting a tree, and a multi-vehicle crash on the A81 near Sindelfingen injured five people including a motorcyclist and led to a two-hour full closure.