Overview
- On the A38 near Heringen/Helme, a 56-year-old truck driver died after his rig overturned, spilling about 24 tonnes of glass and closing the right lane, with damage estimated at €310,000.
- On the A72 near Chemnitz, a truck left the roadway and the driver was found dead at the scene, with the direction toward Chemnitz closed for hours before reopening around 7 a.m.
- A severe rear-end collision on the A67 at Pfungstadt trapped a 40-year-old in a burning cab; firefighters extinguished the flames before rescuing him, and the motorway was fully closed until early morning.
- Two trucks collided on the A9 between Manching and Ingolstadt-Süd, dropping heavy steel rolls that blocked multiple lanes as traffic was funneled onto the left lane during recovery.
- A two-car crash on the A42 near Bottrop left a 46-year-old driver with life-threatening injuries and prompted temporary full closures and diversions while specialists documented the scene.