Overview

• A car left its lane on the A2 in Potsdam-Mittelmark, broke through a guardrail, rolled down an embankment, and one occupant died at the scene.
• Initial findings reported by local media say the victim was an 18-year-old who allegedly had no driver’s license and was traveling in an Audi RS6.
• Police said the cause of the crash remains unclear, and investigators documented traces on the roadway and the damaged guardrail.
• A secondary rear-end collision in the resulting traffic left one person with life-threatening injuries after a transporter struck a truck.
• The motorway between the Brandenburg and Netzen exits toward Magdeburg was closed for hours, with the left lane reopened in the early morning.