Overview

• A Regional train collided with a truck at an unguarded crossing in Pocking, injuring ten people and leaving the Passau–Pfarrkirchen rail line closed until Friday’s planned recovery
• A multi-truck pileup on the A4 near Meerane killed a 57-year-old transporter driver and left a 47-year-old Sattelzug operator critically hurt after he rear-ended a traffic jam
• Severe rain led to a BMW flipping on the A8 near Vogling, with a 19-year-old driver and his 18-year-old passenger suffering serious injuries after the car crossed the median and rolled
• Separate single-vehicle incidents saw an 18-year-old perish in a Geesthacht car fire after hitting a tree and a 49-year-old motorcyclist flown to hospital in critical condition following a collision in Jork
• Police have opened inquiries into suspected alcohol-related crashes in Koblenz and Thuringia as part of a broader probe into weather-fuelled highway accidents