Overview
- Police in Mannheim reported that a 36-year-old cyclist died after being struck and dragged by a black car at Wingertsbuckel/Am Aubuckel in Feudenheim, and they are seeking witnesses to identify the fleeing driver.
- In Kammerstein-Barthelmesaurach (Kreis Roth), a Ford Transit used as a schoolbus tipped onto its side after the 52-year-old driver apparently lost consciousness, leaving a parked motorist moderately injured and four schoolchildren with minor injuries as 85 responders and two helicopters assisted.
- Near Roßtal (Fürth district), a head‑on collision on the FÜ22 left three people injured, including an 18‑year‑old who was trapped and freed by firefighters; police are reconstructing why the car entered oncoming traffic.
- On the A60 near Mainz, a rear‑end crash involving five cars and a truck injured two people slightly and caused a roughly six‑kilometre traffic jam, with a passing semi later brushing a stationary ambulance without injuries.
- In Hohenstein‑Ernstthal, a 48‑year‑old VW driver who crossed into oncoming traffic recorded a breath alcohol value of 1.06‰, leaving two others seriously hurt as officers ordered a blood draw and secured his licence.