Shazad Hussain wanted in connection with fatal Bordesley Green hit-and-run

Police are appealing for information to trace a man in connection with a fatal hit and run in Birmingham in November 2022.

Philip Dale was crossing Heybarnes Road near to the junction of Farmer Road in Bordesley Green on 1 November at around 11pm, when the 45-year-old was struck by a car.

Two men aged 42 and 36 were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and have been released on police bail as enquiries continue. Police want to speak to Shazad Hussain in relation to the collision.

What has West Midlands Police said?

Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes from the forces Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘Following extensive enquiries and developments in the investigation, I am now in a position to name Shazad as a person of interest that we wish to speak to.

“Shazad, who also goes by the name Abid Khan is believed to have left the country, but that will not stop our search for him.

‘I would appeal directly to Shazad to do the right thing and get in touch with us. I would also make urge anyone who knows where Shazad is or is in contact with him to get in touch.”