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German tourists among 13 dead in Italy cable car accident
Thirteen people, including German tourists, have been killed after a cable car disconnected and fell near the summit of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
Pilot dies in hot air balloon crash in western Germany
The pilot of a hot air balloon died and two passengers were severely injured after it crashed near the banks of the River Rhine in Germany, police said on Monday.
UPDATE: Two children die after school bus crash in eastern Germany
Two children, both eight years old, were killed and five more seriously injured when a school bus slipped off an icy road into a ditch in central Germany on Thursday, officials said.
Six German tourists killed by driver in Italian ski resort
Six German tourists have been killed in Italy and eleven more injured after a suspected drink driver piled into their group at speed in Lutago on the Austrian border.
Seven people injured after two Flixbus accidents in Germany
A Flixbus drove into a truck near Karlsruhe. Near Bremen another bus's engine caught on fire.
'Shame on you': German police officer praised for confronting prying drivers
A police officer’s response to drivers who slowed down and tried to photograph a fatal car accident in Bavaria has gone viral. The officer said he was illustrating the "bitter reality" of traffic fatalities.
Austrian farmer ordered to pay German widower over fatal cow attack
An Austrian farmer has been ordered to pay €490,000 ($555,000) in compensation to the widower of a woman who was trampled to death by a herd of his cows in 2014.
German BASE jumper dies in Portuguese accident
A German BASE jumper died Monday when his parachute failed to open in time after jumping off a cliff in Nazare, central Portugal, maritime authorities said.
Chemical accident sparks alert sirens and road closures in Frankfurt
On Tuesday morning, a truck loaded with a liquid chemical substance overturned in the industrial park in Frankfurt's Griesheim district, sparking an alert in the Hesse city.
Berlin mountain climber falls 200 metres to death in Austrian Alps
A hiker from Berlin fell to her death during poor weather conditions in the Austrian Alps on Monday evening. Rescuers first found her on Tuesday morning.
Frankfurt Zoo denies safety fears after toddler dies in camel enclosure
A family outing to the zoo turned into a nightmare when a young boy drowned in a restricted area of the park last week.
Woman dies in Rhine region after parachute fails to open
A 59-year-old woman died over the weekend in North Rhine-Westphalia after her parachute failed to open during a jump from 4,000 metres.
Train near Swiss border rams into herd of sheep, killing 50 animals
After a regional train in the state of Baden-Württemberg drove into a herd of sheep on Wednesday morning, 50 animals were killed.
Two German tourists killed in Peru bus crash: police
Two German tourists died and 12 other people were injured Friday when their minibus fell into a ravine on an Andean road in southern Peru, police said.
Teenager killed by maypole in Rhine region
A 15-year-old died in tragic circumstances on Sunday in a small town in western Germany as the community tried to erect a new Maibaum (maypole).
Two deadly accidents mark start of motorbike season
As the mercury rose into the twenties over the weekend bikers across Germany decided to make the most of the weather. On several occasions though the consequences were deadly.
Crash involving sightseeing bus in Hamburg leaves four badly injured
On Easter-Monday afternoon a crash involving a car and a double-decker sightseeing bus in Hamburg left four badly injured and seven harmed.
Dozens injured in Cologne tram crash, driver reportedly drunk
Over 40 people were injured when two trams collided at a station just outside Cologne’s Altstadt on Thursday evening. Police suspect one driver of being drunk.
Family of four falls through ice into freezing Munich lake
A family of four fell through the ice while walking across the Kleinhesseloher Lake in Munich’s famous English Garden park on Sunday. Emergency services were called to their aid.
Train driver avoids head-on collision at station west of Munich
Two full passenger trains came close to a frontal collision on Thursday at Utting train station after they had been directed towards the same platform.
Several injured after horses bolt at Cologne Karneval
At least three people were seriously injured at the Cologne Karneval when horses pulling a carriage bolted and ran into a crowd on Monday. The parade was temporarily stopped.
Young woman dies after being run over by tractor at carnival parade
Onlookers at a carnival parade were left in shock on Sunday afternoon, when a young woman fell under the wheels of a tractor that was taking part in the parade and was immediately killed.
Woman hospitalized after scalding legs in witch’s cauldron at carnival parade
UPDATE: A young woman in southwest Germany has sustained serious injuries after her legs got into a witch’s cauldron full of hot water during carnival festivities on Saturday.