Sorry, haven't been able to find the article in English.
http://m.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/a-906839.html
In short, due to the heat wave that befell Germany during the last few days, there have been a few incidents where the Autobahn literally burst at the joints and created something like mini jump ramps. (Check the pic)
There have been a lot of scares, a few accidents and now a rider has died. Apparently he was on his Harley, got thrown off and slammed into the crash barrier.
I've seen those types of Autobahn before, they are the older ones that are not made of Asphalt but of large plates of concrete. Between each plate there is a small gap which ought to allow the plate to extend when hot. Apparently the gap was too small and the heat too much this time so that the plates contacted and then went upward due to the pressure.
Scary
