Overview
- Deutsche Bahn reports delays and reroutings on the Hannover–Berlin corridor, with impairments expected until Monday afternoon after a burned signaling/electrical box near Lehrte; state police are investigating suspected vandalism, the box was removed and evidence secured.
- Three people (28, 49, 15) died in Bedburg-Hau after a failed overtaking maneuver sent a car into a tree and flames; the road was closed for hours, forensic specialists documented the scene, and psychosocial support was provided to relatives and responders.
- A Mercedes CLS struck a VW Caddy in Dresden’s Striesen district around 22:40 before the driver fled on foot; police describe the suspect as about 1.80 m, 20–30 years old, wearing a black T‑shirt and light pants with bath shoes, and seek witnesses at 0351/4832233 after roughly €40,000 in damage.
- Near Sankt Johann, a 26-year-old overturned during an overtaking attempt and was seriously injured; breath tests later showed the involved 26-year-old and a 40-year-old driver were intoxicated (over one and nearly two per mille), and both licenses were seized.
- On the B23 near Unterammergau, a Dacia lost control in heavy rain and collided with a VW Tiguan with caravan, injuring three at least moderately as prosecutors ordered an accident analysis; separately, an off-duty officer found a seriously injured 23-year-old motorcyclist at the Kesselberg, who was airlifted to Murnau.