A driver hit a 43-year-old cyclist on a country road in the Gifhorn district and drove away without paying any attention to the seriously injured man. The accident occurred between Müden/Aller and Gerstenbüttel.
During the subsequent search, the police found a car with recent traces of an accident and a defective low beam, as the officials announced in the evening. The 36-year-old car driver admitted to causing an accident.
A breath test showed an alcohol level of 1.33 per mille, it said. The 36-year-old is now being investigated for several crimes. The seriously injured cyclist was taken to a hospital.
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