Man dies after car 'crashes into wall' near Cannock - police appeal for dashcam footage

The collision, involving a blue BMW, took place on Norton Road near to its junction with Hednesford Road in Heath Hayes on Sunday (April 6) evening.

Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to the scene at around 6.30pm to reports of a vehicle colliding with a wall.

The driver was taken to hospital but died on Monday morning, Staffordshire Police has confirmed.

His family are said to be receiving support from specially trained officers. 

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called to reports of a car that had crashed into a wall near to the junction of Hednesford Road and Norton Road in Heath Hayes at 6.32pm last night (Sunday).

"Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a Medical Emergency Response Incident Team trauma doctor with a Critical Care Paramedic and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene. 

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was in a critical condition. Ambulance staff quickly began administering advanced life support on the man before he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham by land ambulance."

Staffordshire Police has appealed for witnesses of the crash to get in touch.

A force spokeswoman added: "We are keen to speak to anyone who was travelling in the area with any information or dashcam footage which could help collision investigators.

"Call us on 101, quoting incident 583 of April 6, or message us using Live Chat on our website.

"You can also get in touch with collision investigators directly by emailing ciu@staffordshire.police.uk"