Overview

• Police were called shortly before midnight on 22 August to Brassington Avenue near the Gracechurch Shopping Centre after a car struck two pedestrians.
• A 21-year-old woman died at the scene, and a second woman sustained a leg injury that is not thought to be life-threatening, according to West Midlands Police.
• Two men were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remained in custody on Saturday as enquiries continued.
• West Midlands Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading the case and has issued a public appeal for drivers or residents with relevant video to come forward.
• The road and the shopping-centre car park reopened on Saturday morning, and mourners have left floral tributes at the site; the victim has not been officially named.