A10 in Flames: Car Slams into Guardrail at Night — Driver at 2.0 per Mille

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On the Berlin Ring at night: A car slams into the guardrail — and just moments later is engulfed in flames. Anyone traveling on the A10 that night felt firsthand the consequences of a burning car in the middle of the highway. According to police, the driver was behind the wheel with 2.0 per mille.

What happened on the A10 during the night of October 13

According to police, the vehicle left the road on the Berlin Ring (A10) during the night of October 13, 2026 and struck the guardrail. Shortly afterward, the car burst into flames, as reported by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). The reports from Tagesspiegel and Zeit Online draw on the same dpa report — the factual content in both texts is identical.

2.0 per mille — what police found at the crash scene

Upon arriving at the scene, officers determined, according to the Tagesspiegel, that the driver was apparently heavily intoxicated. The measured level was 2.0 per mille. Further details on the exact location of the crash on the Ring, the sequence of events, or any possible injuries were not publicly available at the time of the reports.

What does the incident mean for other drivers on the A10?

A burning car in the middle of a highway has immediately tangible consequences for the rest of the traffic. Anyone who uses the Berlin Ring regularly knows this: even a single burning car can seriously slow the flow of traffic. How long the A10 was closed during the night of the crash and which detours were in effect was not initially part of the dpa report at hand.