Overview

• An official preliminary analysis of vehicle data concludes the 18-year-old driver of a BMW X4 M was traveling at a greatly excessive speed before losing control in a slight curve in Monheim, killing two teenagers; a 17-year-old remains in critical condition and prosecutors are investigating for negligent homicide, with no alcohol or drug use detected.
• A Lexus driver fled a police stop on the A13, exited at Lübbenau, crashed into a tree and the car burned out; a suspected participant was detained and police are continuing interviews and evidence collection.
• In Hamburg-Rahlstedt, a four-year-old who stepped onto the road after exiting a bus was struck by a car and thrown into another vehicle; the child was resuscitated at the scene and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries as police examine the circumstances.
• Frankfurt investigators say a 25-year-old homeless man likely died after being struck by a BMW around 2:30 a.m.; the 43-year-old driver alerted police believing he had hit an animal, a blood sample was taken, the car was secured, and an external reconstruction has been ordered.
• Near Vöhringen, police report a sudden medical emergency caused an 84-year-old driver to lose control and crash into a roadside embankment, where he died despite on-scene resuscitation efforts; his wife was taken to a clinic in shock.