Overview
- A 21-year-old pedestrian died at the scene and a second woman suffered a non–life-threatening leg injury after a car struck them near Gracechurch Shopping Centre shortly before midnight on August 22.
- West Midlands Police initially arrested two men on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, with one now released with no further action and the other bailed under strict conditions.
- Investigators from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit thanked members of the public who helped at the scene and urged motorists or residents with relevant footage to come forward.
- Police said they are particularly interested in sightings of a silver Toyota Corolla immediately before the collision.
- Floral tributes have been laid at the site, and recent pedestrian deaths in the area have prompted renewed calls for local road-safety measures, while the victim has been locally named but not officially identified.