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Wave of Crashes Across Germany Leaves Several Dead as Probes Expand

Authorities are investigating causes ranging from medical emergencies to suspected crimes, and prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant in an alleged deliberate strike near Grimma.

Overview

  • On the A3 near Wiesbaden-Medenbach, eight vehicles collided, injuring 13 people including three seriously, and the southbound carriageway was shut for hours during the investigation.
  • Police confirmed multiple deaths in separate incidents, including a four-year-old who died after a collision in Munich, two motorists killed in a head-on crash on the B45 near Niddatal, and a 19-year-old who died in Berlin-Biesdorf.
  • In the Grimma case, a judge issued an arrest warrant after investigators said a driver intentionally hit his partner, who remains in a coma.
  • Göppingen police are seeking witnesses after a car hit a traffic light and a building during a suspected illegal street race, and the 19-year-old driver surrendered his license.
  • Major responses included freeing occupants from a car trapped under a wind‑turbine blade on the A43, managing a school transport crash linked to a driver medical emergency in Neerstedt, and coordinating prolonged closures with expert examinations ordered.