Overview

• The collision occurred around 21:20 on Thursday between Kreuz Memmingen and Memmingen‑Süd in the southbound direction.
• Police report the mother's Skoda likely aquaplaned into the median before a following Mercedes also skidded, struck the Skoda and pushed it against the right guardrail.
• The 28-year-old was trapped and extricated by firefighters and was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries, while her two-year-old and the Mercedes driver and passenger sustained only minor injuries.
• The A7 was fully closed for about five hours for rescue, recovery and investigation, and the roadway has since reopened.
• Investigators cite heavy rain and say the Mercedes may have been traveling too fast for conditions, with damage estimated at roughly €40,000 and witnesses asked to call the Autobahnpolizeistation Memmingen at 08331-100311.