Two married couples in their 30s are dead after ‘British car ploughed into tree in Germany’

Two married couples have died after a British car crashed in Germany, according to local media. 

The fatal accident happened just after midnight on Saturday morning in a grouping of trees near Highway L3229 in Kassel, near Hesse in the centre of the country. 

Despite rescue efforts from German emergency services, the 32-year-old male driver, a 31-year-old female passenger, a 32-year-old female passenger, and a 30-year-old female passenger all died at the scene. 

The car, which local media reported had a British licence plate, appears to have veered off the road and crashed into trees nearly 100ft away. 

Emergency services were alerted by one of the victims’ phones’ automatic alert, which sent an ambulance, fire engines and police vehicles to the scene. 

They found the car, which was on its side, wedged between several trees. 

The four victims, none of whom were German, were only found after the car’s roof was removed. 

A spokesperson for the  Reinhardshagen Volunteer Fire Department reportedly said: ‘This high number of deaths is an extraordinary operation for our Reinhardshagen Volunteer Fire Department.  

The fatal accident happened just after midnight on Saturday morning in a grouping of trees near Highway L3229 in Kassel, near central Germany’s Hesse

Emergency services were alerted by one of the victims’ phones’ automatic alert, which sent an ambulance, fire engines and police vehicles to the scene

‘For some of the emergency personnel, it is the first time they have been confronted with death in this way.

‘Therefore, a great deal is being done to help us process these images. We will also discuss this among ourselves and within families, because not everyone can easily shake off what they have seen.’

An investigation is being conducted by local police. 

A spokesperson for the UK’s Foreign Office told the Daily Mail: ‘We have not been approached for consular assistance, but our staff stand ready to support British Nationals overseas 24/7.’