Overview

• In Halle, prosecutors are investigating the bus driver over a possible red-light violation in the April bus–tram collision that injured nine, while the probe into the tram driver has been closed.
• In Steddorf (Rotenburg/Wümme), a car rolled over after hitting a telephone mast, killing the driver; a woman, a child and a teenager were seriously injured and flown to hospitals.
• In Starnberg-Söcking, a 75-year-old standing by his parked car was struck by a 73-year-old driver and airlifted to a Munich clinic, with a court-sworn expert commissioned and police seeking witnesses.
• On the A81 near Sindelfingen, a rear-end crash at a traffic jam involved two cars, a motorcycle and a truck, leaving five injured, two seriously, and prompting a full closure with long tailbacks and a rescue helicopter on scene.
• Near Peiting-Hausen, an 85-year-old driver turning left collided with an oncoming 26-year-old motorist, who suffered serious injuries, and police say a negligent bodily injury case is expected.