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Head-On Crash and Cycling Fall in Southern Germany Leave Four Seriously Hurt

Investigators focus on a DUI allegation, missing helmet use, plus the car collision’s cause.

Overview

  • In the Odenwaldkreis on Saturday, two cars collided head-on between Lützelbach and Breuberg, leaving three people seriously injured.
  • A 19-year-old and a 60-year-old driver were extricated from their vehicles and flown to hospitals, and a 53-year-old passenger was rescued by first responders and hospitalized.
  • Police closed the rural road for several hours for recovery work as the cause of the collision remained unclear.
  • On Sunday near Kirchhaslach in the Unterallgäu, a 37-year-old cyclist crashed on a steep descent without external influence, sustained life-threatening head injuries, and was airlifted to a hospital.
  • The cyclist’s 56-year-old companion later fell into a resident’s garden, recorded a breath-alcohol level above two per mille, faces a DUI investigation, and police reported the injured rider wore no helmet.