{"id":205247,"date":"2025-06-22T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205247\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:54:17","slug":"hit-and-run-probe-after-man-struck-by-car-in-birmingham-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205247\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run probe after man struck by car in Birmingham city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been rushed to hospital with &#8216;potentially life-threatening&#8217; injuries after he was struck by a car which failed to stop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-centre\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham city centre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham city centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hit-and-run crash happened in Holliday Street, near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/broad-street-birmingham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broad Street;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broad Street<\/a>, at around 4.30am today, June 22.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the pedestrian was rushed to hospital with &#8216;potentially life-threatening injuries&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b>  <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/woman-struck-car-city-centre-102951252.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Woman struck by car in city centre fighting for her life in hospital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b>Woman struck by car in city centre fighting for her life in hospital<\/b> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of wounding following the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a5bac4ae892c7c2fd33fc7c04b7b6647.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car<\/p>\n<p>A woman, 20, and a second man, 21, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives have issued this image below of a man they would like to identify.<\/p>\n<p>Police added that a vehicle, believed to have been involved in the incident, was recovered and will be forensically examined.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Midlands Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">West Midlands Police<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;We\u2019re appealing for witnesses and footage after a man was hit by a car in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were called to Holliday Street in the city centre at around 4.30am this morning (22 June) to reports a man had been hit by a car which didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Police would like to speak to this man after a woman was struck by a car on Holliday Street in Birmingham city centre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3e27a95bef4558e1245a120263576c51.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police would like to speak to this man after a man was struck by a car on Holliday Street in Birmingham city centre -Credit:WMP<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was taken to hospital where she remains with potentially life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One man, aged 22, has been arrested on suspicion of wounding, while a woman, aged 20, and a man, aged 21, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A vehicle, believed to have been involved in the incident, has been recovered and will be forensically examined.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our investigation is at an early stage and we are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage, to get in touch with us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would also like to speak to the man pictured here as part of our enquiries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone with any information should call 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/282865\/25. 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