Overview

• Weekend crashes from July 4 to 6 claimed five lives, including two scooter riders (55 and 35), a 36-year-old motorcyclist, and children aged one and two.
• In Frankfurt’s Gallus district, a motorist struck two E-scooters in the early hours, killing one rider and seriously injuring two others before surrendering to police.
• Motorcycle riders lost control on a highway ramp near Kelsterbach and a rural road near Groß-Umstadt, resulting in two separate fatal single-vehicle accidents and serious injuries.
• Regional prosecutors have enlisted technical experts and deployed 3D scanning to reconstruct unclear crash scenes under active investigation.
• Emergency responders deployed fire brigades and air ambulances to crash sites, enforcing road closures, while investigators ordered blood tests and seized licenses in suspected alcohol-related incidents.