Man dies after two cars collide in Coventry

The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, June 5, in Foleshill Road



A man has died in a crash in Coventry.

Paramedics were called to the junction of Station Street West and Foleshill Road in the early hours, following reports of a two-car crash near to the old General Wolfe Pub.

Two ambulance crews and a paramedic officer arrived to find a bystander performing CPR on a man.

The ambulance staff took over from the bystander, but were unable to save him.

A man in the second car was treated for a hand injury, but was discharged at the scene.

A Foleshill resident who witnessed the aftermath told CoventryLive: "We had a police officer knock at our house for details, after the crash, off Station Street West by the TSB and Barclays.

"The car reversed back up Station Street West. We only saw the car, it had a spoiler on the back."

Four men arrested after 'fatal hit-and-run' in Coventry



In a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon, West Midlands Police said: "Four men have been arrested after a man died following a hit-and-run in Foleshill just before 2.30am on Tuesday, June 5.

"Officers were called to Station Street West to reports of a collision between a silver Volkswagen Passat and a grey BMW.

"Sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The man, believed to be in his 30s, is yet to be identified and officers are working with the Romanian Embassy to help us trace his family.

"Three men, aged 37, 35 and 25, were arrested yesterday from an address in Coventry on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and assisting an offender.

"They have been released pending further enquiries.

"A 31-year-old man who was also arrested in connection with the incident remains in hospital."

Sergeant Alan Hands from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, added: “We are still trying to establish what happened and would urge anyone who hasn’t yet spoken to an officer, to call us on 101.”

Possibly unrelated to this event, the same night I witnessed two cars being driven at excess speed further down the road. One jumped the lights, the other came through in excess of 60mph. Both were silver.

Sadly, it is impossible to stop the idiots on the road these days.