https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two people and a dog died in Reisdorf in the east German state of Thuringia in the latest deadly crash involving an SUV in Germany as the vehicles come under greater scrutiny and demands grow to ban them in cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20190923/suv-driver-kills-two-people-and-dog-in Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:59:52 +0200 suv-driver-kills-two-people-and-dog-in After four people were killed in Berlin on Friday evening, German politicians are demanding regulations to keep large SUVs (sport utility vehicles) out of inner cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20190909/deadly-berlin-accident-spurs-debate-on-banning-suvs-from-city-centres Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:56:57 +0200 deadly-berlin-accident-spurs-debate-on-banning-suvs-from-city-centres In the first half of 2019, the number of cycling fatalities reached the highest level since 2010. Experts weigh in on how to make the roads safer for cyclists. https://www.thelocal.de/20190822/number-of-cyclists-killed-in-germany-reaches-highest-number-in-10-years Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:24:45 +0200 number-of-cyclists-killed-in-germany-reaches-highest-number-in-10-years A dark aspect to the warm and sunny weather over the weekend in Germany is that at least two people have died due to swimming accidents in lakes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180528/at-least-two-deadly-swimming-accidents-over-summer-like-weekend Mon, 28 May 2018 11:35:42 +0200 at-least-two-deadly-swimming-accidents-over-summer-like-weekend The onset of winter kept emergency services across the country busy on Sunday night. But on Monday morning most of the snow and ice had melted with the arrival of milder temperatures. https://www.thelocal.de/20171211/snow-and-ice-thaws-after-hundreds-of-accidents-on-germanys-streets Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:22:41 +0100 snow-and-ice-thaws-after-hundreds-of-accidents-on-germanys-streets The number of people who died on German roads in 2016 was the lowest in six decades. https://www.thelocal.de/20170224/road-deaths-fall-to-lowest-level-in-60-years-but-thousands-still-dying Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:09:19 +0100 road-deaths-fall-to-lowest-level-in-60-years-but-thousands-still-dying Pedestrians with their eyes glued to their smartphones pose a serious danger to traffic in European cities, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20160408/study-smartphone-zombies-wreak-havoc-on-cities Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:52:40 +0200 study-smartphone-zombies-wreak-havoc-on-cities Icy conditions have sent vehicles spinning off the road across the country, with 85 car accidents in the city of Osnabrück alone. https://www.thelocal.de/20160105/cold-snap-cripples-transport-across-north-germany Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:17:27 +0100 cold-snap-cripples-transport-across-north-germany A small town in Bavaria was blighted by a spate of deadly car accidents. But, after hiring a healer to counteract dangerous 'invisible rays' in the area, the town reports that accidents have stopped. https://www.thelocal.de/20151201/bavarian-town-hires-miracle-worker-to-stop-traffic-deaths Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:52:43 +0100 bavarian-town-hires-miracle-worker-to-stop-traffic-deaths A cold front swept in over Germany over the weekend, decking countryside and cities in snow, but luckily only one serious road accident took place in the whole country. https://www.thelocal.de/20151123/snow-decked-german-streets-stay-safe Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:53:56 +0100 snow-decked-german-streets-stay-safe Forewarned is forearmed in a country with no speed limits on motorways where errant drivers often race in the wrong direction. The government says it will finally fit an electronic alert system on danger stretches of the Autobahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20140818/warning-system-planned-for-ghost-drivers Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:08:00 +0200 warning-system-planned-for-ghost-drivers An Air Berlin passenger plane lost a wheel when landing at Nuremberg airport. The plane still managed to land safely, the airline said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140807/air-berlin-plane-loses-wheel-on-landing-in-nuremberg Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:18:00 +0200 air-berlin-plane-loses-wheel-on-landing-in-nuremberg Police in central Germany on Monday arrested an armed man covered in blood who had been running naked down a main road. He is believed to be a Polish citizen. https://www.thelocal.de/20140630/police-arrest-armed-naked-man-in-hesse-germany Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:55:00 +0200 police-arrest-armed-naked-man-in-hesse-germany Dozens of teenage pupils on a school trip to the United Kingdom narrowly escaped catastrophe when their school bus went up in flames on the motorway in the early hours of Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20140630/dozens-of-pupils-saved-from-burning-bus-in-hamburg Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:53:00 +0200 dozens-of-pupils-saved-from-burning-bus-in-hamburg UPDATE: At least one person is dead after a plane crash in Sauerland on Monday evening. Emergency services are still searching for light aircraft's second passenger. https://www.thelocal.de/20140623/aircraft-crashes-after-hitting-fighter-jet Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:15:00 +0200 aircraft-crashes-after-hitting-fighter-jet Two climbers fell to their deaths in the German alps over the weekend, in separate incidents. https://www.thelocal.de/20140623/two-climbers-plunge-to-deaths-in-alps Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:59:00 +0200 two-climbers-plunge-to-deaths-in-alps A man collapsed and died just 50 metres from a hospital in western Germany on Tuesday morning. A passer-by ran into the hospital, but a porter said doctors were not allowed to leave the building to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20140425/man-dies-metres-from-hospital Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 man-dies-metres-from-hospital Police were searching for witnesses on Wednesday morning following a mysterious road accident in which a 25-year-old man was killed as he lay in the middle of the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20140424/truck-kills-man-lying-in-road Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:02:00 +0200 truck-kills-man-lying-in-road A man who had thrown a party at his parents' empty mansion over Easter in central Germany returned after clubbing to find the entire building on fire. https://www.thelocal.de/20140422/son-went-clubbing-as-parents-house-burnt-down Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:20:00 +0200 son-went-clubbing-as-parents-house-burnt-down Concerns are growing for a German hiker who has been missing for five weeks. He was last spotted beginning a trek in Nepal. https://www.thelocal.de/20140324/german-trekker-missing-in-nepal Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:51:00 +0100 german-trekker-missing-in-nepal