Man dies in crash involving taxi in Handsworth
Police say he was struck by the vehicle as it attempted a u-turn
Police are investigating the death of a man who was injured in a crash in Handsworth.
They say it involved a taxi and an 80-year-old pedestrian who then died.
The collision took place at around 5.25pm on Wednesday on St James Road.
The man, was sat on a wall at the church when he was struck by a taxi which was in the process of doing a U-turn. He suffered serious injuries to his leg and was rushed to hospital where his condition deteriorated. He sadly died on Friday.
His family are being supported during this time.
While the driver of the vehicle is currently helping with enquiries.
Sergeant Richard Evans, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:
“We would appeal for witnesses or anyone who may have any dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.
“We would particularly like to trace the owner of a second vehicle which pulled into St James Road and may have seen the taxi which was a grey, silver VW Touran, conducting a U-turn in front of them.”