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Driver Crashes Into Car and Traffic Light in Hamburg Before Fleeing on Foot

Police ended a morning search without locating the two occupants who ran from the scene.

Overview

  • Officers say the crash happened around 9:22 a.m. on Bergedorfer Straße near the B5 Billstedt exit.
  • The vehicle came off the B5 ramp and hit a car waiting at a red light without braking, according to Hamburg police.
  • After the initial impact, the fleeing car struck a traffic light.
  • The injured driver of the waiting car was treated in an ambulance and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Police conducted a search for the driver and a passenger who fled on foot, then called it off at 10:05 a.m. after no success.