DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured and a her dog killed in Halesowen on Friday.
Officers were called to Coombs Road, at around 4.30pm to reports a 15-year-old had been hurt after a silver Volkswagen Bora crashed with a silver Kia Sportage at the junction with Amber Road.
The teenager was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries but is now in stable condition. Her dog unfortunately died in the collision.
A police spokesman said: "Both drivers stopped at the scene and are assisting officers with the investigation, but we are appealing for anyone else who witnessed what happened to get in touch as soon as possible.
"Our thoughts are with the teenage girl and her family and we wish her a full and speedy recovery."
Anyone with information is asked to call PC Alex Ingram from the CMPG Roads Policing Unit by emailing a.ingram@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk , quoting log number 1508 of 27/01/2017.
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