Tributes have poured in for a man killed "far too young" in a Birmingham city centre crash that also left a woman with potentially life-threatening injuries.
Crash details
The man, aged in his 20s, was driving a car which crashed into railings on Great Charles Street Queensway shortly after 2.35am on Monday, July 13. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman, a passenger in the vehicle, was rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
Tributes from the community
Kings Heath resident Chloe Richards, speaking at the fatal crash scene this morning, paid tribute to the crash victim. "My heart breaks for them," said the 36-year-old. "That's far too young for something like that to happen."
Tributes were also beginning to appear online following the tragedy. Bianca Messenger and Mary Furey, writing on Facebook, both described the man's passing as "very sad". A third added: "Terrible."
Police investigation
West Midlands Police said that officers do not believe any other vehicles were involved. The carriageway was closed in both directions for a number of hours following the tragedy.
A force spokesperson said: "We're investigating after a man died when a car hit railings on Birmingham Great Charles Street Queensway. Officers were called just after 2.35am to the scene, at the junction of Great Charles Street Queensway and St Chad's Queensway.
"Sadly, despite the best efforts of medics the driver, who was in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman, who was the sole passenger, was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital for injuries which are potentially life-threatening.
"Investigators remained at the scene for a number of hours with the carriageway closed off in both directions until around 9am for examinations of the scene and initial enquiries to be carried out.
"Investigations to establish exactly what happened are ongoing, but at this stage, we do not believe any other vehicles were involved.
"Specialist officers at our Serious Collision Investigation Unit are asking that anyone who has dashcam footage from around the time of the collision to get in touch. Witnesses are being spoken with and anyone who is yet to speak with us is also asked to get in contact.
"Anyone with information can call us on 101, message via Live Chat, or email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@westmidlands.police.uk. Please quote log 384 of 13 July."
