Overview
- A car overtaking several vehicles hit three of four oncoming mopeds on L200 near Biesenthal, killing a 14‑year‑old girl and three young men and leaving the 61‑year‑old driver injured, police confirmed after the Wednesday evening crash.
- The car overturned and caught fire; emergency crews extinguished the blaze, the vehicle was recovered, and the L200 remained closed for hours for recovery work and detailed accident reconstruction.
- Authorities say three moped riders and one passenger died at the scene while the rider of the fourth moped avoided the collision and was uninjured; the driver was taken to hospital and is being treated.
- The Biesenthal collision is the most severe in a string of separate regional road incidents reported between Oct. 7–8, including a B20 crash near Piding where an 83‑year‑old driver may have had a medical emergency and an overturned lorry on the A4 whose driver fled the scene.
- Police have deployed accident investigators, forensic experts, air rescue teams and crisis counsellors at multiple scenes, and investigators say inquiries will examine overtaking, possible health events and speed as causal factors and could lead to charges if negligence is found.