The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
An elderly man was struck down by a car in the Small Heath area of Birmingham last night (9 August). Police have launched an investigation following the horrific collision between a car and the 65-year-old victim who is now in a critical condition in hospital.
Within hours of a crackdown against dangerous and antisocial drivers going into operation the police have collared 23 drivers. Operation Triton – which combats the threat posed by reckless drivers – came into effect on Monday 7 August and within hours drivers had been caught zooming through red lights, having illegal window tints, drug driving,…
A major offensive against dangerous and antisocial drivers came into effect on Monday (7 August) after recent hit-and-run deaths and antisocial driving in Birmingham. Operations have been launched as part of a coordinated response by Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Police, Birmingham City Council, and the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner to recent accidents…
West Midlands Police have made a series of arrests during a crackdown on antisocial street racing where dangerous drivers use the region’s roads as race tracks and put other motorists and pedestrians at risk. The crackdown comes at a time when the number of people injured or killed due to reckless and illegal racing is…
Police have responded to public concerns about dangerous drivers by carrying out a crackdown in speeding hotspots across the West Midlands region which has resulted in 65 drivers being booked. Officers from the Road Harm Prevention Team have been carrying out increased roadside checks as part of a targeted crackdown on cruising motorists who have…
A car smashed through pedestrian railings and tore through a shop shutter in the early hours of this morning in Coventry Road, Birmingham. The shocking incident took place on Saturday (29 April) at the corner of Charles Road and Coventry Road in the Small Heath area of the city.
Local residents in Ladypool Road, Birmingham, were left in shock after a car crashed in a 20mph zone on Sunday morning. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and ended up smashing through pedestrian railings and mounted the pavement in the early hours of Sunday 23 April.
Emergency services attended a scene of horror after a car ploughed into a brick wall in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham on Wednesday night (19 April). Causalities from the wreckage of two cars were rushed to nearby Heartlands Hospital with no official word issued about the medical condition or the number of people injured…
Police have launched an appeal for information about a suspect following a collision in Solihull which resulted in a pregnant woman tragically losing her unborn baby. The traumatised victim has found the courage to go public about her horrific ordeal which took place last year.
The High Court in Birmingham has continued the interim injunction banning ‘street racing’, also known as ‘car cruising’, in the Black Country after several collisions and deaths. The interim injunction prohibits people from participating, as a driver, a rider or a passenger, in a gathering of two or more people at which some of those…