Man critical after Wolverhampton collision

Police are investigating after a man was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Wolverhampton.

It happened on Burleigh Road, Merridale, just before 9pm yesterday (21 August).

Officers were called by ambulance service colleagues, who attended and found the man being treated by paramedics.

He was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition .

Police said they believed the man had been struck by a dark-coloured car which failed to remain at the scene.

Forensic enquiries have been carried out overnight and there continues to be an extra police presence today, as officers make house-to-house enquiries.

Investigators are also reviewing CCTV footage from the area and want anyone with information to get in contact.

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