Overview
- Police say the 51-year-old attempted to pass a truck on a two-lane stretch in the Fichtelgebirge and struck an oncoming car.
- Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and were extricated by firefighters using rescue tools.
- The women were taken to nearby hospitals with severe injuries, and the 51-year-old later died.
- The B303 was closed for several hours to allow rescue operations and on-scene investigation.
- An appointed expert will reconstruct the crash as officers seek witness statements, especially from the truck driver who was being overtaken.