Overview
- The German Weather Service warns of continuing snow showers, freezing conditions and coastal storm gusts, with renewed icing expected Saturday night.
- Dozens of vehicles were stranded for hours on Hamburg’s Köhlbrandbrücke, and the A7 and A23 saw temporary full closures before reopening after gritting.
- A lorry carrying about 20 tonnes of salmon overturned on the A93 near Wernberg‑Köblitz, spilling cargo and closing the motorway for roughly 12 hours as seven cars crashed while evading the scene without serious injuries.
- Police reported accident clusters across several states — including 56 cases overnight in the Oldenburg area and 106 since Friday afternoon in Westpfalz — with most incidents causing property damage.
- Isolated severe injuries were reported, including a bus overturn in Kürten that badly hurt the driver and a crash near Willstätt that seriously injured a 15‑year‑old, while Hamburg deployed 728 staff and about 360 vehicles to clear key routes.