Overview

• A fire engine from the Freiwillige Feuerwehr Breitenau overturned en route to a caravan fire near Oederan on Saturday morning, injuring six firefighters (two seriously) and closing Kreisstraße 7770 for investigation.
• Vulnerable road users were again targeted: a Dutch coach carrying 23 seniors crashed into trees on the B4 near Gifhorn Friday evening, leaving six injured including two critically, while a 91-year-old mobility scooter rider suffered life-threatening injuries in a Kolitzheim collision.
• A truck’s silicate resin load spilled over 15 kilometers of the A2 between Eilsleben and Irxleben on Wednesday, prompting a full closure that lifted Friday midday although an 80 km/h limit remains for follow-up checks.
• Frustrated motorists on the A6 near Hockenheim resorted to illegal U-turns to bypass ongoing bridgework jams, leading police to block the A61-to-A6 connector until the project concludes Tuesday.
• Authorities arrested a 21-year-old suspect Friday after a high-speed chase in a stolen city bus across the A1 and A30, with police now probing his fitness to drive and possible criminal motives.