Overview
- The collision took place overnight on Sunday on the A45 near Florstadt, north of Frankfurt, when a car driven the wrong way struck another vehicle head-on.
- A 70-year-old man died at the scene and the 34-year-old female driver died later in hospital, regional police said.
- The woman’s 39-year-old husband and their three children, aged about 10 to 15, were seriously hurt and the children were reported in critical condition.
- Firefighters had to cut occupants free and rescue teams airlifted the injured to hospital while the A45 was closed for several hours during the response.
- The Gießen public prosecutor has tasked an expert to reconstruct the sequence of events so investigators can establish cause and next steps for the inquiry.