Bavarian police said the driver left his car and fired at the officers, who returned fire and fatally wounded him. He died at the scene.
The driver, who was alone in the car, was identified as a 47-year-old Iranian who had lived in the Mannheim area of southwestern Germany for several years.
Police believe he was returning from a trip to the Czech Republic to buy drugs, as he was carrying a “low three-digit gram” quantity of crystal meth, according to a Bavarian police statement. (AP) PY PY