A weekend marred by multiple fatal and injurious incidents across three continents has left communities from northern Germany to rural Colombia in mourning, as authorities piece together the chain of events behind each tragedy. The unrelated episodes, reported by local media and emergency services, include traffic collisions, a shooting during a street robbery, and a mechanical failure that claimed a toddler’s life.

In northwestern Germany, a 21-year-old man driving with a blood alcohol level of 1.93 per mille ran a red light in the early hours of Sunday near Papenburg, striking a car carrying three people, according to police investigators. The collision killed a 66-year-old man and his 28-year-old daughter at the scene, while a 27-year-old female passenger was airlifted with life-threatening injuries. The driver and two passengers in his Ford van sustained minor to moderate injuries. Spanish media report a separate traffic incident on Madrid’s Gran Vía during LGBT Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, where a municipal police motorcyclist lost control of his electric bike in an emergency lane and hit three young women at a pedestrian crossing. The most seriously injured, a 26-year-old, was hospitalised with a suspected femur fracture; the officer suffered minor injuries. Mechanical failure is a leading hypothesis, and the motorcycle is undergoing inspection, police sources said.

In northern Iran, a passenger car struck a utility pole in the Shir Mahaleh area of Rudsar, killing the 70-year-old male driver instantly and later claiming the life of a 19-year-old occupant who had been rushed to hospital, emergency officials told local media. In southern India, a three-year-old girl died after being run over by a tempo traveller that reportedly rolled forward due to a suspected handbrake failure while parked on a bridge in Amboori, Kerala, police said. The child’s mother was also injured.

Colombian press reports detailed a violent street robbery in the city of Cúcuta, where a man celebrating a national football team victory was shot with a traumatic weapon after resisting thieves, leaving him bleeding in the road before passers-by took him to a clinic. Residents there told journalists the area is known for frequent attacks after dark and lacks regular police patrols. Separately, a traffic policeman was found unconscious on a highway near Villa del Rosario, apparently struck by a vehicle that fled; and a motorcycle-taxi collision in another part of Cúcuta seriously injured two people. Investigations into all events remain active, with no definitive findings released yet by authorities.