Overview
- On the A5 between Appenweier and Achern, a 49-year-old Mercedes driver died at the scene after stepping onto the roadway and being struck following an earlier collision with a truck.
- Northbound lanes on the A5 were fully closed with traffic diverted at the Appenweier junction as officers began inquiries into the sequence of events.
- Around 00:10 near Dinslaken Süd on the A3 toward Oberhausen, four cars collided in a chain crash that injured twelve people, including one person who required hydraulic extrication.
- Firefighters treated casualties, contained hazards such as leaking fluids, kept the A3 closed during operations, and after roughly two and a half hours transferred the scene to the autobahn police.
- Local reporting notes a baby among those involved and at least one very serious injury was reported, with the exact causes of both incidents still under investigation.