Overview

• On the B2 near Kaisheim, a court-appointed expert found the lorry’s left-front tyre burst, sending it into oncoming traffic and killing two women aged 60 and 66, with the highway closed for hours as emergency crews worked.
• Near Monheim, five people were injured when a 30-year-old driver entered the B2 and collided with another car; he was airlifted with life-threatening injuries as prosecutors opened a negligent bodily harm case and ordered an accident analysis.
• In Dresden, police reported a 59-year-old Opel Combo driver crossed into oncoming traffic with a blood alcohol level of 2.6‰, causing a crash that left him injured and inflicted significant vehicle damage.
• On the A3 near Rohrbrunn, a 34-year-old Opel driver rear-ended a lorry and fled on foot before being found by police, who said he was under the influence of drugs and carried a forged licence.
• In the Ansbach district, a 25-year-old driver under THC influence led a high-speed escape, damaged two police cars during his capture, and had his licence revoked as investigators tallied about €7,500 in damage.