Police are appealing for information after a woman and child have been injured following a hit-and-run in Kings Heath this morning (15 June).
They were on a pedestrian crossing on the High Street when they were struck by a car which then made off at around 8.50am.
The child has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and the woman with head and leg injuries.
A blue BMW One Series which is suspected of being involved in the collision has since been found abandoned and we’re carrying out immediate enquiries around the vehicle and who may have been involved.
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Midlands Police on Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk (8am – midnight) or to call 101 any time and quote log 984 of 15 June.
Police are keen to hear from anyone with dash cam footage and you can also contact investigators direct via sciu@westmidlands.police.uk
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A woman and child have been seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Kings Heath, this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the High Street at 8.51am. A MERIT trauma doctor arrived on scene within 9 minutes followed by two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews discovered two pedestrians and a vehicle had been involved in a collision.
“Medical staff immediately began administering advanced trauma care to the first patient, a child, before conveying him via land ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment.
“The second patient, a woman, was treated by ambulance staff for serious injuries and conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.”
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