Overview

• A 24-year-old Mercedes driver in Remscheid has been detained on suspicion of attempted murder and DUI after a crash killed a 19-year-old woman and injured a 17-year-old.
• A ghost driver on the A60 caused a fatal collision, killing a 23-year-old woman and injuring three others; investigations into the cause are ongoing.
• In Jahrsdorf, an 18-year-old driver died after his car veered off the road and struck a tree, while in Ebersburg-Weyhers, a 64-year-old woman perished when her car plunged into a ravine and caught fire.
• Residential fires in Wuppertal and Rüsselsheim left multiple people injured, including children, and rendered homes uninhabitable; police are probing the causes.
• Police in Hanau are searching for a suspect after a brutal assault on a 58-year-old homeless man, who sustained severe head injuries.