Overview
- Frankfurt authorities said Thursday the 17-year-old pulled from the Osthafen car plunge died Wednesday, and they are still treating the case as an accident with no current evidence of defects or intoxication.
- On the A1 near Stuhr, a crash involving several lorries on Thursday morning left one driver in life-threatening condition and shut the northbound lanes during the rescue.
- In Berlin-Rudow, a right-turning lorry struck a cyclist Thursday morning, and the man died at the scene, the city's second cyclist fatality of 2026.
- In Hamburg, a patrol car collided with a Peugeot on Thursday afternoon, injuring five people and leaving one child in critical condition, according to police and fire officials.
- Investigations and court actions are expanding, with an ultralight crash near Speyer on Tuesday killing its pilot and a Stuttgart driver set for a May 20 trial over a fatal tram-stop crash last year.