Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - Presumably in an illegal car race in Dortmund early Sunday morning, three people were seriously injured. A 20-year-old driver is said to have raced through Dortmund at a significantly excessive speed on Sunday, according to the police. A young woman (20) and a young man (20) were driving in the vehicle. According to the information, the driver lost control and crashed into a lamppost, which buckled. All the occupants of the car were taken to the hospital. The police seized their mobile phones and the driver's license.

On Sunday night there were extensive controls to combat the speeders, posers and illegal tuning scene, the police said. 92 people and 72 vehicles were checked. In 188 cases, the officials imposed fines for speeding, and 28 people were charged with driving too fast.