Essen (dpa / lnw) - A woman was seriously injured in a car accident in Essen.

The car had crashed into a tree on Tuesday night, a police spokeswoman said.

The seriously injured was the passenger.

The police could no longer find the driver of the car at the scene of the accident.

The injured is operated on in a hospital, but is not in mortal danger.

Further backgrounds and the identity of the woman were initially unknown.