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A 19-year-old man was thrown from a van and seriously injured in Saale-Orla-Kreis, Germany, on Saturday, emergency services confirmed. The incident occurred shortly before midday on a local road near Dobre Miasto in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, according to regional police .
Emergency responders transported two injured soldiers to hospital after a military truck veered off the road and struck a tree, the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship police said in a statement. The 19-year-old, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected through a side window and suffered life-threatening injuries. The second soldier, whose age and condition were not disclosed, was treated for less severe trauma. Authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the crash.
In Greece, a 58-year-old truck driver died in a head-on collision on the Egnatia Odos motorway near Thessaloniki, emergency services reported on Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred in the early hours, blocking multiple lanes and triggering a major traffic disruption. Firefighters and paramedics extricated the driver from the wreckage, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have sealed off the area and are reconstructing the sequence of events .
Across Europe, severe weather and mechanical failures continued to trigger transport incidents. In the Netherlands, debris from a high-speed Porsche crash littered the A16 motorway near Breda, halting traffic in both directions. Authorities reported that the driver lost control, possibly after a tyre blowout, and the vehicle spun before striking the central barrier and shedding parts across multiple lanes .
In Finland, a motorcyclist was hospitalised after a collision on the E22 near Vaasa, while in Slovakia a head-on crash on the I/64 near Kľačno blocked the road entirely in the direction of Žilina, prompting police to urge drivers to exercise patience and caution .
Meanwhile, in Denmark, a young man was thrown from a student minibus after it was struck by an object, possibly pepper spray, during a night-time journey. Emergency services confirmed the incident occurred on a rural road, and the victim was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries .
Traffic authorities across Germany’s A6 motorway reported a separate incident involving a caravan that triggered a full closure and lengthy tailbacks near Otzenberg, where two drivers were seriously injured in a junction collision .
With extreme weather warnings still in force across parts of Central and Southern Europe, transport agencies are advising drivers to reduce speeds, maintain safe distances, and monitor local traffic updates.
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