{"id":205887,"date":"2025-06-22T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205887\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T19:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:56:12","slug":"hit-and-run-probe-after-man-struck-by-car-in-birmingham-city-centre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205887\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run probe after man struck by car in Birmingham city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man was rushed to hospital with &#8216;potentially life-threatening&#8217; injuries after he was struck by a car in Holliday Street<\/p>\n<p>11:43, 22 Jun 2025Updated 15:17, 22 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_image001-1.jpg\" alt=\"A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">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 class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham city centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The hit-and-run crash happened in Holliday Street, near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/broad-street-birmingham\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Broad Street<\/a>, at around 4.30am today, June 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said the pedestrian was rushed to hospital with &#8216;potentially life-threatening injuries&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE:<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/woman-struck-car-city-centre-31908958\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Woman struck by car in city centre fighting for her life in hospital<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of wounding following the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750622172_359_1_image001-1.jpg\" alt=\"A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A police cordon in Holliday Street today, June 22, after a man was struck by a car<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A woman, 20, and a second man, 21, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Detectives have issued this image below of a man they would like to identify.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police added that a vehicle, believed to have been involved in the incident, was recovered and will be forensically examined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A <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> spokesperson said: &#8220;We\u2019re appealing for witnesses and footage after a man was hit by a car in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#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 class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He was taken to hospital where she remains with potentially life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#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 class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A vehicle, believed to have been involved in the incident, has been recovered and will be forensically examined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#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 class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We would also like to speak to the man pictured here as part of our enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Anyone with any information should call 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/282865\/25. 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