Overview
- A car struck railings on Great Charles Street Queensway in Birmingham in the early hours of Monday, July 13, leaving the male driver in his 20s dead at the scene and the sole female passenger hospitalised with potentially life‑threatening injuries.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service deployed two ambulances, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor who gave advanced life support but could not save the driver; the passenger was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
- Specialist officers from West Midlands Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are leading the probe, treating it as a one‑vehicle collision and recording the incident as log 384 while they speak to witnesses.
- Investigators have appealed for anyone with dashcam footage or information from around the time to contact police on 101, via Live Chat or by emailing SCIU@westmidlands.police.uk.
- The carriageway was closed for several hours and caused delays of more than 30 minutes on city approaches and multiple bus routes before a partial reopening; police say inquiries remain live and outcomes could change if new evidence emerges.