Taxi Driver Killed in Early-Morning Crash on Torstraße as Drunk Driver Suspected

A fatal road traffic collision on Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte claimed the life of a 56-year-old taxi driver shortly after midnight on 29 October 2026. According to police, the taxi driver was attempting to turn when a 38-year-old car driver travelling in the same direction on the left lane collided with him at speed. The taxi driver became trapped in his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 38-year-old driver had a blood alcohol level of 1.6 per mille; blood samples were collected as evidence. His 29-year-old passenger was also injured, and both were hospitalised. Berlin Police Department 5 (City) Traffic Investigation Division assumed responsibility for the investigation. The incident prompted renewed debate about drink-driving enforcement on Berlin's busy inner-city arterial roads and was reported by both Berliner Zeitung and Tagesspiegel on 29–30 October.