Overview
- On Saturday a wrong‑way driver on the A8 near Grabenstätt caused a head‑on collision that killed the 89‑year‑old driver and left five other people injured, three seriously.
- A separate accident on Saturday saw a glider crash onto the A45 near Olpe, killing the 56‑year‑old pilot and seriously injuring a 49‑year‑old passenger while police and aviation regulators investigate.
- Police investigating the A45 glider crash have urged motorists to upload photos and videos to a tip portal, and investigators on the A8 have commissioned technical and accident‑analysis reports to reconstruct that collision.
- Earlier in the week a 29‑year‑old road‑roller operator was run over when his machine tipped during asphalt work in Reichelsheim and was seriously hurt, prompting local football clubs to cancel matches while he recovers.
- The Pfingst holiday surge produced multiple other serious motorcycle and highway crashes and a wind‑turbine fire that firefighters could not fight from the outside, stretching emergency services and causing long closures and delays.