Three people died in a 52-vehicle pile-up on a motorway in north-western Germany, police said.

Two new deaths linked to a mysterious bacterial outbreak in Europe blamed on tainted vegetables were reported today, including the first outside Germany, as the number of people falling ill continued to rise.

A BUS carrying a group of senior citizens was hit by a truck in eastern Germany yesterday and plunged down an embankment, killing 13 people, authorities said.

A bus veered off a road and fell into a roadside ditch in eastern Germany today, killing 11 people, police said.

A former student armed with guns and bombs stormed a high school in north-western Germany today, injuring 25 people before he was found dead, police said.

Eight people were injured today when a masked gunman stormed a high school in north-western Germany in an incident that ended with his death, police said.

Police say a man who attacked a school in north-western Germany is dead and the school secured.

An armed man stormed a high school in north-western Germany today, injuring several people with handgun.

A high-tech train travelling at 125 mph crashed in north-western Germany today, killing at least 23 people in the first fatal accident involving the magnetic levitation system.

Thousands of DaimlerChrysler workers walked off their shifts today, extending protests against the automaker’s threats to cut jobs in Germany unless employees accept steps to cut labour costs.