Offenbach/Frankfurt am Main (dpa/lhe) - During a chase with the police, a driver on the Autobahn 661 near Frankfurt crashed his car into a lane limiter and was seriously injured. The police put out the subsequent fire on his vehicle on Saturday night with their fire extinguisher, the officials said. The man came to the hospital.

The driver had already noticed the emergency services in Offenbach because of his strange driving style. According to the police, the man fled with his car onto the motorway before the control, where the accident finally occurred. The route was closed until the early hours of the morning. The investigation is investigating why the man fled from the police.