{"id":367413,"date":"2025-08-23T14:19:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367413\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:19:24","slug":"four-people-killed-as-uk-registered-car-careers-off-road-and-smashes-into-trees-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367413\/","title":{"rendered":"Four people killed as UK-registered car careers off road and smashes into trees in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 08:24 EDT, 23 August 2025 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 23 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Four people have been killed in a horror crash after a UK-registered car careered of a road and smashed into some trees in central\u00a0Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A man and three women – thought to be two married couples – died when the driver failed to navigate a left-hand bend\u00a0in northern Hesse.<\/p>\n

He slammed his brakes on but was unable to prevent the black saloon leaving the road and crashing through trees before coming to a stop, nearly 30 metres off the road.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old driver and his passengers \u2013 aged 30, 31 and 32 \u2013 died\u00a0at the scene of the accident on the L3229 road between Reinhardshagen-Veckerhagen and Grebensteinin.<\/p>\n

German police believe they were two married couples, local media reports. The group didn’t live in Germany and their nationalities are under investigation.<\/p>\n

But the car involved in the accident was registered in Great Britain and designed for left-hand traffic.<\/p>\n

Images taken in the aftermath show the mangled vehicle lying on its side with a shattered windscreen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Four people have been killed in a horror crash after a UK-registered car careered of a road and smashed into some trees in central Germany. Images taken in the aftermath show the mangled vehicle lying on its side with a shattered windscreen<\/p>\n

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A man and three women – thought to be two married couples – died when the driver failed to navigate a left-hand bend in northern Hesse. Pictured: Emergency responders at the scene<\/p>\n

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The 32-year-old driver and his passengers \u2013 aged 30, 31 and 32 \u2013 died at the scene of the accident (pictured) on the L3229 road between Reinhardshagen-Veckerhagen and Grebensteinin<\/p>\n

A police spokeswoman said: ‘A four-passenger car was traveling on the L3229 country road.<\/p>\n

‘Upon entering a left-hand bend after a downhill gradient, the vehicle veered off the road to the right for unknown reasons and only came to a stop approximately 30 metres further on in the woods after colliding with trees on the left side of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

‘Despite the immediate rescue and recovery efforts, the four vehicle occupants died at the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n

‘We are currently treating this as a tragic accident.’<\/p>\n

She added: ‘He tried to brake, but then veered off the road to the right.’\u00a0As far as police know, there is no speed limit at the scene of the accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to reports, the car was traveling on a country road toward Reinhardshagen shortly after midnight when it crashed.<\/p>\n

In a left-hand bend after a downhill gradient, the vehicle left the road. It then collided with several trees in a wooded area.<\/p>\n

Locals told of their shock, with one saying:\u00a0 ‘Wildlife is a huge problem on this stretch. If a big boar runs in front of your car, you don’t stand a chance.’<\/p>\n

Another added: ‘When you drive downhill there, it tempts you to go too fast and subsequently go off the road.’<\/p>\n

Daily Mail has contacted The Foreign Office for comment.<\/p>\n

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