Three dead in Germany after car drives in wrong direction on highway

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2025-08-17

Mainz, Germany (dpa) - Three people have lost their lives in an accident caused by a 64-year-old woman driving in the wrong direction on a highway in south-western Germany. The woman drove against the direction of traffic on National Highway 9 near the town of Römerberg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the police said on Sunday. She collided head-on, without braking, with the car of a 24-year-old man. Both vehicles reportedly caught fire a......

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