Girl, 7, left with fractured skull and two teens arrested after three-car crash
A seven-year-old girl has been left with skull fractures and facial injuries after a three-car crash.
Two 17-year-olds - a male from Smethwick and a female from Selly Oak - were arrested after the smash in Birmingham last night.
They were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
The incident happened in Pershore Road, at the junction with Bewdley Road, at 9.15pm.
One of the vehicles, a silver Renault Scenic, was driven off but found minutes later abandoned in Milner Road.
A seven-year-old girl travelling in a Toyota Yaris suffered skull fractures and facial injuries and remains in Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
A woman and two other children in the Yaris were not seriously injured.
Two women in a VW Polo suffered minor whiplash injuries.
Officers patrolling the city centre at 10.30pm arrested two teenagers following a foot-chase in connection with the collision.
The pair remain in custody.
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the serious collision investigation unit, said: “We’re appealing for witnesses who’ve not yet spoken to us to get in touch.
“In particular if you saw the collision, the silver Renault Scenic driving off or people running from the car in Milner Road then please contact us.
“A young girl has been left with very serious injuries and whilst the arrests are a significant development step forward we still need your help to piece the facts together.”
Anyone with information should contact West Midlands Police through live chat on the website or call 101 quoting log 4459 from January 1.
