Police want to speak to this man in connection with a fatal hit and run...

Published: 12:41 pm November 30, 2023
Updated: 11:17 am October 8, 2025
West Midlands Police are appealing for information to trace a man
Police want to speak to this man in connection with a fatal hit and run in #Birmingham <www.facebook.com/hashtag/birmingham?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVKqmu5zTSdsylH203vgteqWKfNJdxB8Hy_UzXqgCa6KZ6KoqMmSEPszcarM-P6e0d1X0V6NFdyQiIGfT9Ljfwry5vHHqaCUuza5TqUl_GQijWIT9JaUbE3QdRo7unlPAR0r6_pu2A4d5BfOxPl3tgF9HyzBfk0O0TbYYJsRXLNrI2epUjxImussVp7Sl_cZR8&__tn__=*NK-R> in September. A 54-year-old man was found unresponsive on Newton Road, #GreatBarr <www.facebook.com/hashtag/greatbarr?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVKqmu5zTSdsylH203vgteqWKfNJdxB8Hy_UzXqgCa6KZ6KoqMmSEPszcarM-P6e0d1X0V6NFdyQiIGfT9Ljfwry5vHHqaCUuza5TqUl_GQijWIT9JaUbE3QdRo7unlPAR0r6_pu2A4d5BfOxPl3tgF9HyzBfk0O0TbYYJsRXLNrI2epUjxImussVp7Sl_cZR8&__tn__=*NK-R> at around 9pm on Friday 8 September. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A BMW 520D car, believed to have been involved in the collision, was recovered nearby. We want to speak to Francesko Gajta in relation to the collision. If anyone has any information on where the 24-year-old is, we would urge them to get in touch. Sergeant Julie Lyman from the forces Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Following extensive enquiries and developments in the investigation, I am now in a position to name Francesko as a person of interest that we wish to speak to. “I would appeal directly to Francesko to do the right thing and get in touch with us. I would also make urge anyone who knows where Francesko is or is in contact with him to get in touch.” You can contact us via Live Chat on our website and quote log 5121 of 8 September or email the investigation unit direct [email protected] .

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