Butzbach/Friedberg (dpa/lhe) - A driver is said to have hit a man on purpose after a fight. The 23-year-old was taken to a hospital, the police in Friedberg said on Monday. Accordingly, the young man and his 24-year-old companion got into an argument with a group of people early on Saturday morning in Butzbach in der Wetterau.

A scuffle ensued. According to the police, the group jumped into the highly motorized car of the woman between 20 and 30 years old, who is said to have raced towards the opponent. It was initially unclear what the dispute near the train station was about. The occupants of the car fled undetected.