Cyclist hit by car then beaten up on Darlaston street
A cyclist is seriously injured in hospital after being hit by a car and then attacked on the street.
The 24-year-old male cyclist was hit by a car on a residential street in Darlaston, near the Wednesbury Ikea, and then beaten up at around 7pm last night.
He is thought to have been set upon by some of the people travelling in the car which hit him.
It is not yet known if he was deliberately targeted by the attackers.
The man was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital, where he remained in a serious condition this morning, while police officers stayed at the scene overnight.
A cordon remains in place next to Maggie's General Store at the junction with Franchise Street, where debris was scattered across the road next to the damaged bike left on the pavement.
Interactive map shows where attack happened:
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Police were called to reports of a man being assaulted in Cook Street, Darlaston, at around 7pm last night.
"The 24-year-old man is believed to have been hit by a car before being attacked by a number of occupants from the car who fled the scene.
"He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition."
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman added: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a cyclist at the junction of Cook Street and Franchise Street at 7.37pm last night.
"One ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car attended the scene. On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who had suffered serious injuries. Following treatment at the scene, he was transferred to hospital for further assessment."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, or by calling 101 anytime quoting crime reference 20WS/30039V/20.
Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
