Overview

• Two motorcyclists died in a head-on collision in Gangelt near Cologne/Bonn airport following an overtaking maneuver.
• A 21-year-old woman lost her life after her car veered into oncoming traffic during an overtaking attempt on the B6 between Markersdorf and Reichenbach.
• A 33-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured in an overtaking crash on the A46 near Düsseldorf, and a separate collision on the A72 between Reichenbach and Treuen ignited a vehicle fire from which three occupants escaped with minor injuries.
• A weather-related aquaplaning incident at the Munich-Süd autobahn interchange led to a multi-vehicle collision that seriously injured two people and lightly injured two others.
• Authorities have launched impairment tests, technical inspections and expert analyses while reviewing overtaking regulations, barrier design and driver sobriety checks.