Shocking moment a hit-and-run driver mows down woman and dog before three people abandon car and flee
- WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
- The woman and her dog walk along Doe Bank Lane, in Great Barr, Birmingham
- A blue Renault Clio veers in from behind and crashes into them both on July 22
- Woman suffered serious injuries and broken leg while her dog died at the scene
- West Midlands Police released the video in an urgent bid to trace people fleeing
A police investigation is under way after a woman and her dog were run over by a hit-and-run driver in Birmingham.
Harrowing CCTV footage released by West Midlands Police shows the dog walker taking her pet Millie for a stroll along Doe Bank Lane, in Great Barr, when a Renault Clio ploughs into them both on July 22.
Two men and a woman then abandon the car before running away from the scene on foot in the direction of a Vauxhall Astra which had stopped up ahead.
The pedestrian, who has not been named, survived but suffered serious injuries and a broken leg while her beloved dog sadly died at the side of the road.
The woman walks along Doe Bank Lane, in Great Barr, Birmingham, when a Renault Clio veers in from behind
Seconds later the blue car veers in from behind and crashes into the woman and her dog
During the footage, the woman walks along the country road with her dog as a Vauxhall Astra drives past.
Seconds later, a blue Renault loses control and hits the woman on the opposite side of the road, before disappearing into undergrowth.
The black Astra, which had passed the dog walker moments earlier, then stops at the top of the road and two men get out of the passenger side looking back towards the scene, while a third person, still at the wheel, puts the car in reverse.
As the Vauxhall heads backwards, two men and a woman emerge from the bushes where the Renault crashed and run onto the road.
West Midlands Police have now launched an investigation and are urging anyone with information to get in touch.
A force spokesperson said: ‘We’ve released this shocking footage as part of an urgent appeal for information.
‘The crystal-clear CCTV footage shows a number of people running away from the scene.
People begin to emerge from the bushes where the car crashed and run onto the street
A man looks back at the scene while two men from the car ahead get out of their passenger seats
A man and woman who were inside the blue Renault emerge from the bushes and flee the scene
‘We’re appealing to trace them, and need anyone with information to get in touch.
‘We’re also trying to find the black Astra that stops further down the road.
‘We believe the two cars were travelling together and the people are probably friends with each other.’
Following the incident, the 30mph road was sealed off as medics – including the Midlands Air Ambulance – treated the dog walker before taking her to Birmingham’s QE Hospital.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: ‘A collision involving a car and pedestrian left a woman with serious injuries in Birmingham.
‘The incident happened at around 5pm in Doe Bank Lane, Great Barr.
‘An ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford with a MERIT trauma doctor on board attended the scene.
‘An off-duty nurse was on scene administering first aid to the pedestrian, a woman, who had been involved in a collision with a car.
‘The woman suffered serious injuries and, once treated and stabilised on scene by ambulance staff, she was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further trauma treatment.’
Anyone with information is urged to get in touch with police via Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting log 3677 of July 22.