Police are hunting a hit-and-run BMW driver after five people were seriously injured in a horror crash today (Thurs).<br /><br />Five people, including an 80-year-old couple, were rushed to hospital after a BMW and an Audi collided on Tile Cross Road in Birmingham at 3am. <br /><br />West Midlands Police are now appealing for any witnesses after the serious incident, urging drivers with dashcams to come forward.<br /><br />The driver of the black BMW fled the scene, leaving behind an injured passenger in their car who was later rushed to hospital.<br /><br />Four people in the Audi, including the elderly couple, were rushed to hospital along with a woman from the BMW.<br /><br />A stretch of Tile Cross Road near Crosskey Close was closed as detectives launched an investigation.<br /><br />Detective Sergeant Julie Lyman, of West Midlands Police, said: "We're continuing to work at the scene to establish what happened and are supporting relatives of those injured at this difficult time.<br /><br />"We're working hard to identify the driver of the BMW and would urge them to hand themselves in immediately.<br /><br />"We really need to hear from anyone with dashcam or other footage showing what happened."<br /><br />A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “On arrival, crews discovered two cars had been involved in a collision and there were five patients.<br /><br />“A man and woman from the first car were treated by ambulance crews for serious injuries before both were conveyed to University Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.<br /><br />“Ambulance staff treated the driver of the car, a man, and another passenger, a woman, for potentially serious injuries before taking them to Heartlands Hospital for further treatment.<br /><br />“A passenger of the second car, a woman, was treated by medics for potentially serious injuries and was conveyed on blue lights to Heartlands Hospital for further treatment.”
