Overview

• The 52-year-old from the Ludwigsburg district died at the scene in Elmen after his motorcycle skidded in a left-hand curve and collided head-on with an oncoming car.
• A 46-year-old colleague was seriously injured with rib fractures after braking hard and was taken to hospital.
• Stuttgart authorities said the ride was a privately organized, approved outing rather than an official duty trip.
• Austrian police had initially described the journey as work-related before the clarification from Stuttgart.
• The occupants of the car were uninjured, according to police.