Overview

• Near Roßtal on Kreisstraße FÜ22, a VW Lupo and a Skoda collided head‑on around 16:30, leaving three people injured.
• Firefighters used special tools to free the 18‑year‑old Lupo driver, who sustained multiple fractures including a knee injury, while his 19‑year‑old passenger suffered minor injuries.
• The 34‑year‑old Skoda driver was seriously hurt with a suspected shoulder fracture, and all injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
• Police say the 18‑year‑old’s car entered oncoming traffic for reasons not yet clarified, and the Polizeiinspektion Stein has opened an investigation; estimated damage is about €35,000.
• Separately on the A60 near the Mainz‑Lerchenberg junction, an early‑morning pileup involving five cars and a lorry lightly injured two people, caused a roughly six‑kilometer jam, and led to a minor follow‑on incident when a passing semi touched a parked ambulance without causing injuries.