{"id":139982,"date":"2025-05-28T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/139982\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T23:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:53:13","slug":"driver-urged-to-hand-themselves-in-after-teenager-left-seriously-hurt-in-ladypool-road-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/139982\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver urged to &#8216;hand themselves in&#8217; after teenager left seriously hurt in Ladypool Road crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 17-year-old was crossing Ladypool Road when he was hit by a car which then fled<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748476393_746_0_NWP_BEM_190525Ladypool_03JPG.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>(Image: Nick Wilkinson\/Birmingham Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A driver is being &#8216;urged to hand themselves in&#8217; after a teenager was left seriously hurt in a collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The 17-year-old was walking along Ladypool Road when he was struck by a vehicle, which failed to stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Passers-by ran to help the victim, and he was taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/hunt-driver-teenager-seriously-injured-31676256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Hunt for driver as teenager &#8220;seriously injured&#8221; in collision on Ladypool Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The incident, which happened just after midday on May 19, was caught on footage which has been circulated on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite appeals, the driver has not been traced and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> is re-appealing to them to do the right thing and come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said: &#8220;We\u2019re asking for your help after a teenage boy was hit by a car in Sparkbrook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Shortly after midday on Monday, 19 May, the 17-year-old was crossing Ladypool Road when he was hit by a dark coloured car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The driver failed to stop at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to trace them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Our specialist investigators are working to establish the exact circumstances of what happened, and we\u2019re urging the driver to hand themselves in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We also need anyone who saw what happened, or has any CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact us via 101 quoting Log 2156 of 19 May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Likewise, we are keen to hear from you if you have any other information about this incident, which you can give to Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-ambulance-service\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"West Midlands Ambulance ServiceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Ambulance Service<\/a> said: &#8220;We were called to reports of a collision between a car and pedestrian on Ladypool Road at 12.08pm, one ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Trust\u2019s Critical Care Car attended the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;On arrival, we discovered one patient, a teenage male who was the pedestrian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BirminghamLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> Children\u2019s Hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 17-year-old was crossing Ladypool Road when he was hit by a car which then fled(Image: Nick 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