Baden‑Württemberg sees series of accidents causing injuries and property loss

In Lahr, a 66‑year‑old driver was startled by a vehicle ahead, swerved and crashed into a streetlight, destroying his Mercedes (≈ €30,000) and damaging a nearby BMW (≈ €2,000). No one was injured.

In the Neckar‑Odenwald district, a collision at Aglasterhausen between a BMW and a Mercedes left the 48‑year‑old Mercedes driver and his 13‑year‑old passenger with minor injuries and caused about €30,000 in vehicle damage. Later that night a 34‑year‑old drunk driver in Billigheim‑Sulzbach hit a Dacia, inflicting €3,500 in damage; the driver tested 1.9 ‰ alcohol and faces a criminal complaint.

Police in Gernsbach reported that a 41‑year‑old man without a licence, testing positive for amphetamines, drove dangerously near a 35‑year‑old motorist, prompting a search for witnesses.

At an industrial plant in Oberndorf am Neckar, an unexplained explosion during a galvanising process sprayed hot zinc, injuring three workers; two were air‑lifted to specialist hospitals. The incident damaged the facility by about €100,000. Police and fire services are investigating all events.