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Germany Investigates Wave of Deadly Road Crashes

Probes have been opened into crashes across Bavaria and Saxony that resulted in multiple fatalities, serious injuries.

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Overview

  • A collision involving six motorcyclists in Johanngeorgenstadt on June 16 left one rider dead and three others injured when a trailing biker failed to notice braking, police said.
  • In Teunz, Bavaria, a golfcart carrying six teenagers overturned on a rural path, killing two and injuring four more as investigators work to determine why it veered off course.
  • In Limburg on the B8, a high-speed Mercedes-AMG lost control, flew over a divider and crashed onto a parking deck, seriously injuring its three occupants amid suspicions of illegal street racing.
  • A truck driver with a blood-alcohol level of 2.6‰ and no valid license struck a power distribution box in Oberwarngau while reversing, cutting electricity to nearby homes.
  • A transport truck running a red signal collided with a public bus in Grefrath, injuring four children and two adults, and at Burkau, a Reisebus driver’s failure to yield led to six more injuries when his vehicle struck a Ford.