Overview
- On the A9 near Bad Lobenstein, a 67-year-old BMW driver hit a tractor-trailer during an overtaking attempt and was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
- Police said the car drifted from the middle to the right lane for reasons still unclear and struck the trailer, with damage estimated at about €50,000.
- The A9 toward Munich was fully closed for roughly 30 minutes before the hard shoulder reopened to ease the jam and traffic later returned to normal.
- Later on the B176 between Neukieritzsch and Pödelwitz, a Ford and a Fiat collided and rolled over, leaving a debris field stretching more than 200 meters.
- Firefighters secured and lit the B176 scene, freed the trapped Ford driver, kept the road closed during the work, and police began an inquiry with losses put near €30,000.