Police say a chase of a robbery suspect ended with a vehicle flipping over and crashing east of downtown Las Vegas on Monday.

The injured driver was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries following in the 10:45 a.m. crash at Washington and Eastern avenues. The wreck is snarling traffic as police divert motorists around the area.

Authorities say a witness followed the getaway vehicle after a robber left a credit union with an undisclosed amount of money. Police put down spike strips on the roadway to stop the vehicle, which officials say was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed.

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