Overview
- A police patrol car on the B173 near Selbitz skidded into oncoming traffic and hit an SUV, killing a 25-year-old officer and seriously injuring the 20-year-old driver and the 42-year-old SUV driver.
- A prosecutor and a crash expert were dispatched to the B173 scene to determine why the patrol vehicle lost control, and the road was closed for several hours for forensic work.
- On the A8 between Dachau and Sulzemoos, a 33-year-old BMW X2 driver suffered an epileptic seizure, struck a truck, and later died in hospital, while his 31-year-old passenger sustained moderate injuries.
- Police in Lohne reported that a five-year-old who ran onto Dinklager Straße shortly after midnight was struck by a car and died hours later, and officers initiated criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old and a 17-year-old for photographing the rescue.
- Separately on the A38 near Werther and Bleicherode, a 27-year-old Audi driver slid off winter-wet pavement and rolled over, suffering minor injuries as the route was fully closed for about 45 minutes with the car declared a total loss.