In Leipzig-Connewitz, a scooter rider fell this afternoon and sustained minor injuries. A section of the road was temporarily closed. Also: The police are investigating after a mobile speed camera was set alight in Thekla last night. The LZ summarises the key events from Thursday, 20 August 2026, in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond.
Scooter rider crashes in Connewitz
On Wolfgang-Heinze-Straße, not far from the Connewitzer Kreuz junction, a person fell from a scooter on Thursday afternoon and sustained minor injuries. This was reported by the Leipziger Volkszeitung.
According to the report, the incident occurred at around 3.00 pm when the rider’s scooter ran into the tram tracks, causing them to fall. An ambulance arrived to treat the victim, and the fire brigade was also called in to deal with the spilled fuel.
The section of road between Selneckerstraße and Auerbachstraße was temporarily closed.
Night-time fire involving an enforcement trailer: police investigating
Police and the fire brigade were called out during the night to deal with a fire involving a mobile speed camera in Leipzig-Thekla. Witnesses reported a fire shortly after 3.00 am at a so-called enforcement trailer – a mobile speed camera – according to police spokeswoman Melanie Roeber. A burning tyre was discovered on one side of the trailer on Wodanstraße. Crews from the North-East Fire Brigade extinguished the fire.
The trailer’s cladding and one of its tyres were damaged by the flames; the property damage is estimated at 3,000 euros. The South-East Police Station has taken over the investigation into the damage to property caused by the fire.
What the LZ reported today:
Brutal flat robbery in Schleußig: Robber ends up behind bars
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Leipzig Deaconess House: Palliative care unit officially opened on 18 August
What else has been happening:
Storms last night led to numerous emergency call-outs across Saxony, and Leipzig was not spared either. At least no reports of major damage or injuries have emerged, and a temporary high-pressure system is currently bringing calmer weather. However,other parts of (central) Germany did not get off so lightly.
More than 56 years after the arson attack on a Jewish care home in Munich, which claimed seven lives, the crime may finally have been solved: a neo-Nazi, then aged 25, is said to have started the fire in 1970. However, the alleged perpetrator will no longer face trial in a court of law, as he has already passed away.
With the state election in Saxony-Anhalt drawing nearer, State Returning Officer Christa Dieckmann has called for fairness and warned against violence.
According to a report published today, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimates that there have been around 14,000 heat-related deaths in Germany since the start of the year.
According to government sources, a Romanian fighter jet is reported to have destroyed a drone carrying explosives over the Black Sea on Thursday.
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