Three dead after head-on collision with truck on B12 in Bavaria
A family of three, including a toddler, died early Saturday when their car collided head-on with a truck on the B12 highway in Upper Bavaria.
A two‑year‑old child and both parents were killed early on Saturday morning when their car hit a semi‑trailer truck head‑on on the B12 federal highway in the Altötting district of Upper Bavaria. The family was on its way to Munich when the crash occurred shortly after 5 a.m. between the towns of Stammham and Marktl. The truck driver suffered shock but was physically unharmed.
The victims
All three occupants of the car died at the scene. The victims were a 46‑year‑old man, a 44‑year‑old woman and their two‑year‑old child. A police spokesperson in Rosenheim confirmed that the deceased were the father, mother and their toddler. The family lived in Munich.
The three deceased, aged 46, 44 and two, are the father, mother and their toddler.
Investigation
An accident analyst was called to the scene. No information on the cause of the crash has been released yet. Police said a forensic expert is examining the sequence of events. The B12 was closed for several hours while rescue teams worked and the investigation was carried out, and a diversion was put in place. The road has since been reopened.
Similar accident days earlier
Only four days earlier, another fatal accident occurred in the same district. A 27‑year‑old female driver from the Upper Palatinate veered into the opposite lane on the B299 in Unterneukirchen for reasons still unknown. She died in hospital from her injuries, police reported on Saturday.
- 27‑year‑old woman dies after head‑on collision on B299 in Unterneukirchen (Altötting district), police later announce.
- Head‑on crash between car and semi‑trailer truck on B12 between Stammham and Marktl.
- B12 closed, rescue teams at scene, diversion set up.
- Accident analyst begins investigation; road reopens after hours of closure.
