On Monday evening, a 71-year-old man lost his life in a collision on a snow-covered road in the Schwaebisch Hall district in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Aalen police reported that the driver lost control of the vehicle and drove into the oncoming lane, reported Reuters.
Another black ice accident caused the death of a 54-year-old driver near Denzerheide in Rhineland-Palatinate.
In the Rheingau-Taunus district in the west of Hesse, 100 people were evacuated from their vehicles near Eltville-Martinsthal, while 70 people were trapped on the road near Linienbad.
According to the German Meteorological Service (DWD), several federal states will experience snow and sleet again today, adding that the weather will persist in the coming days, reported Reuters.
Germany’s western state of Hesse was particularly affected by the snow and icy roads, with power cuts due to fallen trees in some places, AP reported citing German news agency dpa.
Across Hesse, road accidents with injuries were reported and trees collapsed under the weight of snow.
In neighboring Saxony-Anhalt, a school bus with 16 children on board skidded into a ditch Tuesday morning due to the slippery road surface. According to police, one child was injured, reported AP.
