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| Injured woman dumped after crash | Injured woman dumped after crash |
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| Police are hunting a driver who dumped a woman passenger by the side of the road after she was seriously hurt in a crash in the West Midlands. | Police are hunting a driver who dumped a woman passenger by the side of the road after she was seriously hurt in a crash in the West Midlands. |
| The dark saloon vehicle collided with a flat-bed transit van in Hen Lane, Holbrooks, Coventry, at about 0330 BST. | The dark saloon vehicle collided with a flat-bed transit van in Hen Lane, Holbrooks, Coventry, at about 0330 BST. |
| The saloon, which may have been a Vauxhall, then turned into Whitmore Park Road where the male driver took the woman out of the car and drove off. | The saloon, which may have been a Vauxhall, then turned into Whitmore Park Road where the male driver took the woman out of the car and drove off. |
| She had suffered serious head and facial injuries and is critically ill. | She had suffered serious head and facial injuries and is critically ill. |
| Witness appeal | Witness appeal |
| She is believed to be a local woman aged in her 40s. | |
| Sgt Tim Rogers, of West Midlands Police, said a 13ft (4m) length of blue metal from the transit van became embedded in the car during the collision. | Sgt Tim Rogers, of West Midlands Police, said a 13ft (4m) length of blue metal from the transit van became embedded in the car during the collision. |
| He said this was then carried by the saloon into Whitmore Park Road and may have been subsequently dumped. | He said this was then carried by the saloon into Whitmore Park Road and may have been subsequently dumped. |
| West Midlands Police has asked anyone with information to contact officers. | West Midlands Police has asked anyone with information to contact officers. |