Man seriously injured after hit-and-run in Cannock

Police are searching for the driver of the car

Police are searching for the driver of the car
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 13th Jan 2026

A man has potentially life-changing injuries after a hit-and-run in Cannock.

Emergency services say they were called to Cannock Road in Chadsmoor on Friday evening (9th January) to reports that a man had been hit by a car.

Officers say the car had been travelling in the direction of Starbucks in Hednesford.

It's being described as being a small, black, hatchback-type vehicle.

The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.

Officers are now appealing for the driver, or anyone who witnessed the incident, to contact the, by calling 101 and quoting incident number 717 of 9 January.

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