UPDATED: Car Flips near Summit Mall, 2 People Injured

Two people were injured after a car fleeing from police overturned on West Market Street in front of Summit Mall late Thursday afternoon.

Fairlawn police said the car was reported stolen from Akron earlier in the day.

Police gave these details:

A motorist called police about 4:30 p.m. to report an erratic driver on West Market Street. The caller followed the car into Rosemont Commons, then reported the vehicle exited eastbound onto West Market Street.

Police determined from the license plate number that the car had been reported stolen from Akron.

Officers tried to stop the vehicle as it exited the shopping center, but the driver of the 1995 Ford SUV instead pulled into a business at 3610 West Market St., in Jefferson Park.

A passenger jumped out, and the vehicle fled through the lot and exited onto West Market.

Police pursued the vehicle for three blocks, then terminated the chase.

The vehicle continued east until the driver lost control and crashed into several vehicles parked at the Hilton Inn, 3150 West Market.

The stolen vehicle then struck a tree and overturned, hitting and breaking a utility pole.

The SUV immediately caught fire. Police officers broke out a window in the overturned vehicle and dragged out a female passenger. The male driveer was ejectd through the windshield and pulled from under the front of another vehicle.

The Fairlawn Fire Department extinguished the blaze and took both people to local hospitals.

The incident remains under investigation by the Summit Metro Crash Response Team.