{"id":638145,"date":"2025-12-17T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/638145\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:54:22","slug":"man-arrested-after-soho-road-crash-tragedy-as-police-issue-new-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/638145\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after Soho Road crash tragedy as police issue new appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old man was held this morning on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_police-scene1JPG.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Police scene on Soho Road between the junction of Soho Road and Thornhill Road(Image: BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been arrested after a pedestrian was killed and another injured on a major road in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">West Midlands Police<\/a> said a 54-year-old man died after he was struck by a car on Soho Road in Handsworth at around 11.20am yesterday, Tuesday, December 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A woman, 47, suffered leg injuries and remained in hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><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\/first-new-average-speed-cameras-33002381\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">First new average speed cameras installed on major Birmingham road<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The force confirmed a 41-year-old man was held this morning on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police continued to appeal to members of the public to get in touch if they saw what happened or had footage of the incident around the time of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, police said: &#8220;We\u2019ve arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man was killed and a woman seriously injured in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Birmingham<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_blue-tent1JPG.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police have set up a blue forensic tent on Soho Road after a collision (Image: BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\"\/>&#8220;The tragedy happened when a car collided with the two pedestrians on Soho Road, at the junction near Whitehall Road, shortly before 11.20am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The man, aged 54, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, while a woman, aged 47, remains in hospital today with injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, but the Vauxhall Corsa involved was recovered nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/HiSLU1pMS4WIRGDRbnDYAf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We arrested a 41-year-old man just before 9am today, and he will be questioned in due course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We would like to speak to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw what happened or has any dash cam or mobile phone footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Anyone with any information is asked to call us on 101, quoting incident number 1819 of 16 December.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 41-year-old man was held this morning on suspicion of causing death by dangerous drivingPolice scene on 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