Overview

• On the A3 toward Cologne, a driver lost control due to aquaplaning and struck the median and another car, with no injuries reported.
• On the A48 toward Autobahndreieck Dernbach, a car hit a concrete barrier and a guardrail, and four occupants sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.
• Sections of the A3 and A48 were fully closed for a time during rescue, investigation, and vehicle recovery operations.
• Police estimated the total damage from the incidents in the lower five-figure euro range.
• A separate wet-road crash on the A61 near Daxweiler likely involved excessive speed, and the 47-year-old driver was uninjured.