{"id":98689,"date":"2025-05-13T18:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/98689\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:08:12","slug":"stolen-bmw-crashes-with-car-in-birmingham-as-police-hunt-runaway-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/98689\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen BMW crashes with car in Birmingham as police hunt runaway driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police has issued an image of a man its officers would like to speak to after a stolen BMW X3 crashed with a car in Acocks Green<\/p>\n<p>14:42, 13 May 2025Updated 15:40, 13 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_BMW-ag-appeal-wm.jpg\" alt=\"This stolen black BMW X3 was involved with a second car in Acocks Green with the driver fleeing the scene\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>This stolen BMW X3 was involved with a second car in Acocks Green with the driver fleeing the scene<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A driver of a stolen BMW crashed into a second 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> before leaving the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The crash took place at the junction of Shirley Road and Dolphin Lane in Acocks Green on Thursday, May 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The stolen car, a black BMW X3, had been taken in a burglary in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/solihull\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Solihull<\/a> earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The driver of the BMW left the scene after the crash 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 asking for the public\u2019s help to identify him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><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\/driver-injured-birmingham-hit-run-31622952\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Driver injured in Birmingham hit-and-run crash which left car overturned<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers have issued an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He is white, with black hair and a beard and is seen running along a pavement wearing a grey hoodie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He is also pictured wearing grey cargo trousers, black trainers and socks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_Suspect-car-crash-JPG.jpg\" alt=\"A CCTV image of a man who is running along a pavement and is white, with black hair and a beard, wearing a grey hoodie, grey cargo trousers, black trainers and socks&#10;&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A CCTV image of a man West Midlands Police officers would like to speak to in connection with the theft of  a BMW X3 in Solihull which was then involved in a crash in Acocks Green <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In issuing the appeal, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: \u201cRecognise this person?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOfficers investigating a collision involving a stolen car are appealing for information which could help with their enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cShortly after 8pm on 2 May, the car was involved in a collision with another car at the junction of Shirley Road and Dolphin Road, Acocks Green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe car, a black BMW X3, had been stolen in a burglary in Solihull earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe driver of the stolen car fled the scene and we are working to try and identify them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe&#8217;re keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time of the crash and may have seen what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cIf you saw anything or have dashcam footage, contact us via 101 or Live Chat quoting crime number 20\/227047\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police has issued an image of a man its officers would like to speak to 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