Overview
- Federal data project about 2,810 traffic deaths in 2025 with roughly 370,000 injured, while police-recorded crashes hold near 2.5 million.
- A wood-loaded lorry left the A9 near Denkendorf and tipped into a ditch, and police reported the 54-year-old driver was found dead at the scene.
- On the A1 near Kreuz Dortmund/Unna, a collision between two lorries left one driver fatally injured and forced a prolonged closure with diversions.
- A head-on crash on the B246 near Heidesee killed an 80-year-old woman and injured four others, and investigators called in a technical expert to clarify the cause.
- Police reported a fatality after an alcohol-related single-vehicle crash on the B12 in Niederbayern, and regional coverage highlighted Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s highest per-capita toll as DVR, ADAC and Dekra pressed for safety measures.