Overview
- On the A3 near Parsberg, a family SUV left the road in heavy rain, killing a 32-year-old mother and her weeks‑old baby as prosecutors appointed an expert to determine the cause.
- A 65-year-old wrong-way driver died on Würzburg’s B19 after colliding with multiple vehicles, with police probing the crash and actions of bystanders who filmed the scene.
- Near Lippstadt, a head‑on collision killed a 71‑year‑old driver and his 70‑year‑old wife, while a 21‑year‑old driver and an eight‑year‑old child were seriously injured as a traffic team documented the scene.
- In Hamburg-Langenhorn, a car struck a light pole and overturned, injuring four people; police noted a positive alcohol test for the driver and opened an investigation.
- In Thaur, Austria, a 20‑year‑old struck in a September hit‑and‑run died at an Innsbruck clinic, and authorities ordered a judicial autopsy after identifying a suspect and the SUV.