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Germany Sees Spate of Serious Road Crashes Over Long Weekend, With Multiple Fatalities Confirmed

Police confirm multiple deaths with investigators reconstructing separate crashes.

Overview

  • On the A5 near Bad Homburg, a 49-year-old from Frankfurt died after leaving his wrecked BMW and being struck by another car; police brought in an expert and later used a drone for documentation while lanes were intermittently closed.
  • A 34-year-old driver was killed on the B62 at Friedewald after aborting an overtaking maneuver and rolling his car, with the road fully closed for about three and a half hours for rescue and investigation.
  • In Lower Bavaria, a 24-year-old man died when his car left Staatsstraße 2325 between Wallersdorf and Altenbuch and overturned multiple times, and police appealed for witnesses.
  • On Monday morning, recovery of an overturned articulated lorry kept the A9 Wiedemar entry and exit plus two lanes shut, with authorities expecting restrictions until around midday.
  • Separate incidents prompted legal and forensic actions, including an alleged drunk-driving collision near Bergheim that injured three and a wet-road crash on the A61 near Nettetal that seriously injured three and forced a multi-hour closure.