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Sunday Head-On Crash Near Possenhofen’s Paradies Recreation Area Injures Three

Investigators are examining why a car crossed into oncoming traffic near the Paradies recreation area.

Overview

  • Police say a 45-year-old from Starnberg moved into the oncoming lane for reasons still unknown and collided with a 55-year-old’s car.
  • The 55-year-old driver and her 85-year-old passenger were trapped in the wreck and were freed by the Pöcking and Starnberg fire departments.
  • The passenger suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was flown by rescue helicopter to a Munich clinic, while both drivers sustained minor injuries.
  • The road was closed for about two hours for rescue and recovery operations, and both vehicles were declared total losses with roughly €15,000 in damage.
  • The German Weather Service warned of hazardous black ice in the district for Monday morning, though local reporting says this crash likely was not primarily weather-related.