Overview

• In Steddorf (Lower Saxony), a car overturned after leaving the L124 in a long left curve, the driver died at the scene and three passengers were flown to hospitals as the cause remains under investigation.
• On the B2 near Elsteraue (Burgenlandkreis), a 65-year-old pedestrian was struck by a 76-year-old driver late Thursday and died despite resuscitation efforts, with the road closed for about five hours.
• In Starnberg-Söcking, a 73-year-old’s car veered into the opposite lane in a 30 kph zone and hit a 75-year-old by his parked car, leaving him critically injured and airlifted to Munich as prosecutors appointed a sworn expert and police appealed for witnesses.
• In nearby Starnberg-Wangen on Friday, a 57-year-old Vespa rider collided with a turning trike, was overrun and flown to a Munich hospital, while the trike driver sustained moderate injuries.
• Near Hannover (Sehnde), a 28-year-old left the K147 in a left-hand bend and crashed into a tree, sustaining life-threatening injuries as investigators closed the road and sought witnesses.