Stechford: man ‘riding scooter’ dies after collision with car
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Police have launched an investigation after a man in his 20s died following a collision in Flaxley Road, Stechford last night (22 March).
It is believed the man was riding a scooter and suffered serious head injuries in the collision with a car at around 10pm, West Midlands Police said.
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Hide AdHe was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital where he later died.
A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and remains in police custody.
Forensic examination of the scene is being carried out and CCTV is being retrieved and reviewed.
Inspector Steve Radford of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a tragic incident. It is early stages in our investigation as we work to find out the exact circumstances and we would ask anyone who has not yet spoken with us and was in the area at the time to get in contact.
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Hide Ad“We’d also ask drivers who have dashcam or property owners with CCTV footage from around the time of the incident to get in touch.
“Please message us via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, quoting investigation number 20/BE/12478/22, or call 101.”
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