{"id":585739,"date":"2025-11-22T00:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/585739\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:39:17","slug":"driver-hunted-after-birmingham-crash-leaves-motorbike-rider-seriously-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/585739\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver hunted after Birmingham crash leaves motorbike rider seriously injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are looking to find a Nissan driver after a car collided with an electric motorbike, knocking the rider off and leaving him with serious leg injuries<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Nissan-driver.jpg\" alt=\"CCTV image of a car driver who is black with short, dark hair and appears to be wearing a grey hat or head covering, a black or grey top over a white shirt\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>West Midlands Police officers would like to speak to this driver after a silver Nissan collided with an electric mini motorbike in Edgbaston knocking the rider off and causing him serious leg injuries  <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A CCTV appeal has been launched by police to find a car driver after a motorbike rider was seriously injured in a crash 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 \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The incident took place in Poplar Avenue in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/edgbaston\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edgbaston<\/a> back in the summer on Tuesday, July 8 at around 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A silver Nissan car collided with an electric mini motorbike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The motorbike rider came of his bike and suffered serious leg injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/five-vehicle-crash-closes-main-32923202\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Five-vehicle crash closes main Birmingham road at rush hour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Some four months on the man is still recovering from those injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Now West Midlands Place has issued a \u2018fleeting\u2019 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/cctv-appeals\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">CCTV<\/a> image of the man its officers would like to speak to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The man is black with short, dark hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He appears to be wearing a grey hat or head covering, a black or grey top over a white shirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><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 \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">In issuing the CCTV appeal, a spokesperson for <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> said: \u201cCan you tell us who this is?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cWe&#8217;re investigating after a man came off an electric mini motorbike following a collision with a silver Nissan car in Edgbaston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cThe rider suffered serious leg injuries and is still recovering following the incident in Poplar Avenue, on Tuesday, July 8, at around 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cWe have identified the car involved and we are now asking for your help to identify the driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cWe understand that this image is fleeting but we are hoping someone will know who this is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cIf you can help, call us on 101 or message us via Live Chat on our website quoting crime reference 20\/302728\/25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cIf you&#8217;d prefer to stay anonymous, speak to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, they won&#8217;t take your details.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police are looking to find a Nissan driver after a car collided with an electric motorbike, knocking 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