Two people have died and a third person has been left seriously injured after being hit by a car, which later crashed into a house.
Police were called to Gosford Street in the Coventry city centre at about 8am on Sunday after reports that three people had been seriously injured.
A 44-year-old pedestrian was struck by the vehicle, according to Coventry Live, before a cyclist was hit on Woodway Lane in Walsgrave shortly after.
Both victims were taken to critical care but later died. A second pedestrian who was struck in the city centre received non-life threatening injuries.
Officers from the force’s drone team and dog unit were called to search for the male suspect, who reportedly dashed from the scene after the car collided with a house. A 33-year-old man was located at about 9am and is being questioned in connection with the collisions, police said.
Several roads in the area were closed on Sunday afternoon as the investigation continued.
Supt Ronan Tyrer, from Coventry local policing area, said: “We have now informed the families of all those involved in today’s tragic incidents and our thoughts remain firmly with them at this truly devastating time.
“We are still in the very early stages of our investigations and we have several scenes across Coventry, which also means that some roads will be closed for a considerable time.
“We are also searching CCTV and making inquiries and would appeal to anyone who has any information that could help our investigations to contact us at their earliest opportunity.”
A West Midlands police spokesperson said to local media earlier on Sunday: “It’s believed that the car has been involved in several collisions before colliding into a house on Beckbury Road [in Walsgrave].
“Officers, including the drones team and dog unit, were called to search for the suspect after a man made off from the scene.”
