Bridge collapse “cannot be ruled out” in Germany, says expert
With Europe still in shock after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa on Tuesday, experts have warned that some road bridges in Germany are also in “dangerous” condition.
Police solve murder of young girl found dead near Jena 27 years ago
After over two decades, modern investigative work have led the police in Thuringia to the suspected murderer of a ten-year-old girl named Stephanie who was pushed from a bridge near Jena in 1991.
Nearly 30 people injured after ship rams into bridge in Duisburg
Police on Wednesday morning reported that 27 people had sustained injuries when a hotel ship collided with a motorway bridge on the Rhine river near Duisburg the evening prior.
Bridge too low: roof torn off Flixbus after driver takes wrong turn
The operator of the long-distance coach unintentionally turned his vehicle into a convertible on Monday evening after attempting to drive under a bridge which was too low.
Hours of train delays in Cologne after asylum seeker protests on busy bridge
An asylum seeker caused numerous train delays after he climbed one of the arches of a rail bridge during rush hour in Cologne on Wednesday. He was reportedly protesting the rejection of his asylum application.
Daring activist stunt delays first ever river shipment of nuclear waste
Four activists from an anti-nuclear energy group have managed to temporarily prevent a boat carrying nuclear waste from carrying its cargo down the river Neckar in southern Germany.
New train line to cut 2 hours off Berlin-Munich trips
It has been 25 years in the making, but on Wednesday the rail line that is set to mark a new era for travel between Germany's capital and its economic powerhouse went live.
Couple copulating on bridge shut down Autobahn
It was a highly unusual choice of location for a romantic rendezvous, police in Frankfurt point out.
One dead, 15 injured in Autobahn bridge collapse
An entire section of a new bridge being constructed on the Autobahn in northern Bavaria collapsed on Wednesday, pulling several workers down with it.
Dad who leapt from bridge with kids named
The identity of a man who last weekend jumped off a railway bridge with his children's bodies after stabbing them to death emerged in media reports on Wednesday.