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Karlsruhe (AP) - A man armed with a knife caused various accidents in the west of Baden-Württemberg within a few hours, injuring several people and stealing two vehicles.

The 48-year-old initially caused accidents in the Karlsruhe area on Tuesday evening, then fled south via Autobahn 5 and was finally arrested in the Freiburg area after further accidents, the Karlsruhe prosecutor and police announced on Wednesday night.

The background was still unclear even hours later.

According to previous knowledge, there was a first rear-end collision with a slightly injured person on Tuesday at around 6.40 p.m. in Rheinstetten in the Karlsruhe district, it said.

The suspect escaped in his SUV in the direction of Karlsruhe.

There further accidents and traffic hazards were reported to the police, which are assigned to the man.

According to police, a 44-year-old cyclist who came to the hospital for treatment was injured.

Eventually the man's SUV overturned and caught fire.

The man then threatened an uninvolved car driver with his knife, brought her car into his power and thus caused another accident.

His further escape presumably led him south via the A5.

The fugitive then seized a truck near Herbolzheim.

When approaching the A5 with the truck, it was reported that there was a collision with a car.

"This was apparently dragged along by the truck over a longer distance," it said.

The two inmates were injured.

At 8:50 p.m., the police finally arrested the suspect near Riegel (Emmendingen district).

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Why the suspect caused the accidents, injuring people and robbing vehicles, was "still completely open" on Wednesday night, according to a police spokesman.

The police are currently investigating the details of the individual acts.

To this end, the investigators are looking for witnesses and other injured parties, as there could have been more incidents than previously announced on the A5;

you are asked to report to the criminal police in Karlsruhe.

In Karlsruhe alone, around 80 police officers were on duty in the evening.

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