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AustriaGermany Road Crashes Leave 24 Hurt in Fernpass Bus Collision and Trigger A66 200 km/h Probe

Authorities have launched criminal and forensic inquiries across several scenes.

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.