Man arrested after road traffic collision in Boulton Middleway

A man has been arrested and a car was recovered after a road traffic collision in Birmingham.

A man in his 50s was left with life-threatening head injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Birmingham and remains in hospital in a critical condition after being discovered on Boulton Middleway on October 21 at around 5.30am.

A 60-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of being a driver who failed to stop at the scene of an accident. He has been released pending investigatiom.

DS Paul Hughes, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at West Midlands Police, said: “We have arrested a man and recovered a vehicle which is a positive step. I would however continue to appeal for people who may have CCTV of the area, dashcam footage or who stopped at the scene to please contact us. Our thoughts remain with the man and his family at this very difficult time.”

People with information should contact Live Chat via West Midlands Police website or by calling 101 quoting log number 646 of October 21 or by emailing the team direct at SCIU@westmidlands.police.uk.