Overview

• In Pfaffenhofen an 86-year-old wheelchair user was fatally struck by a cement mixer as it merged at a zebra crossing, and prosecutors have ordered an expert analysis of the driver’s actions.
• An 80-year-old cyclist in Gmund died in hospital after losing control of his e-bike on a downhill curve, triggering a negligent-homicide inquiry by local authorities.
• On the B96 between Wormlage and Großräschen a 62-year-old woman’s Seat veered off the road into a tree, killing her instantly and prompting a full road closure for investigation.
• Hamburg police are hunting a suspect who stabbed a 31-year-old man near Jungfernstieg station, inflicting non-life-threatening wounds and opening a manhunt.
• In Mainz a 53-year-old man who threatened pedestrians with a knife was subdued with a Taser, had edged wooden sticks and a knife seized, and has been placed in a psychiatric facility under court order.