CCTV: Lorry driver wanted over 'shocking' attack on schoolgirl, 13
Police want to track down the driver of a flat-bed lorry after a girl was attacked on her way to school in Rowley Regis.
The 13-year-old was in Harvest Road at around 8.15am on Thursday when she was approached by the man who punched her in the face, knocking her to the floor, before tugging her by the hair.
It's understood her screams alerted passers-by and the man drove off in the vehicle towards Powke Lane cemetery.
Detective Sergeant Andy Robinson, from Force CID, has released a CCTV image of the lorry in the hope someone might recognise it or provide important information.
He said: "The young girl was not seriously injured but understandably extremely distressed by the incident.
"This appears to be an isolated incident – we have no other reports of similar offences – and the motive for the assault is unclear at this stage. It was certainly a shocking attack in broad daylight as the girl was on her way to school.
"We urgently need to trace the driver and I hope that anyone who recognises the vehicle will contact us as soon as possible."
The man is described as white, around 30 years old, 5ft 10ins tall, with short hair. He may have been wearing blue overalls. The distinctive flat-bed bed lorry was blue with a white cab.
Anyone with information should call CID on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
