Overview

• On the L3276 near Schmitten in the Taunus, a Porsche split in two after hitting trees, killing a 29-year-old driver and his 30-year-old passenger; the car was seized and an expert was ordered by the Frankfurt prosecutor.
• In Berlin-Wedding, police say a 20-year-old who allegedly ran a red light and hit a children’s holiday group had about 90 grams of packaged marijuana; he was released, and blood analysis for alcohol or drugs is pending.
• Harz district police reported a Wernigerode bus driver tested positive on a rapid test for methamphetamines and THC; a blood sample was taken, his licence was confiscated and a case for endangering road traffic was opened.
• On the L3408 near Birkenau, a 17-year-old motorcyclist and his 21-year-old passenger suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision with a slowing agricultural tractor; the Darmstadt prosecutor called in an accident expert and the road was closed for hours.
• In Duisburg, officers found multiple nitrous-oxide canisters after an overturning crash; the 19-year-old’s licence was secured and a hospital blood draw was ordered on suspicion of nitrous-oxide use.