Overview
- - Police in Tirol say a German coach with 47 passengers collided with a car on the Fernpass B179 near Bichlbach, leaving 24 injured, including two car occupants with severe trauma and 20 bus passengers with minor injuries.
- - The Fernpass closure caused long morning delays with northbound queues of about 17 kilometers before both lanes reopened later in the morning after a large emergency response that included multiple ambulances, local fire brigades and the Christophorus 5 helicopter.
- - In Hesse, investigators allege a 19-year-old Maybach driver reached roughly 200 km/h on the A66 near Wiesbaden, tailgated and overtook on the right before a multi-vehicle crash injured three; the car, the licence and phones were seized and witnesses are sought.
- - Separate motorcycle crashes proved fatal for a 24-year-old rider in Hilpoltstein and a 40-year-old in Kerken, with collision reconstruction teams and experts assigned to determine causes.
- - Several cases involve suspected impairment, including a fatal crash near Halver where a 17-year-old passenger died and the driver provided a blood sample, and a Passau B8 frontal collision where police reported significant alcohol and drug involvement.