On the Autobahn 2 near Braunschweig there was a nighttime chase by the police.
According to the police, the driver of a previously stolen vehicle had evaded a control on Tuesday night and fled from the patrol car at around 240 kilometers per hour.
At the Helmstedt-Zentrum junction, the driver had driven off and hit a lamppost in the corner area at excessive speed with his car.
Helmstedt - The driver did not injure himself and was arrested.
The chase took about five minutes.
dpa