A man believed to be the driver of a car has been injured in a suspected 'carjacking' at a Birmingham petrol station forecourt. The incident took place at the Sainsbury’s garage off Chester Road, at the Castle Vale Retail Park shortly after 9am on Friday (November 10).
Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene after eyewitnesses reported a Vauxhall car being stolen while a man was believed to be filling up the tyres on his car. The thief is believed to have jumped in the driver’s seat, where the ‘keys were in the ignition’ and drove off.
The driver is then believed to have been struck by the thief driving his car on the retail park. West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man suffered ‘serious injuries’ to his leg, but the police said his injuries were ‘not life-threatening’.
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Eyewitnesses spoke to BirminghamLive at the scene shortly after the incident. A man working at the retail park said: “A man was filling up his car tyres with air at the petrol station.
“He left his keys in the car and someone jumped in and drive off dragging him up the road. He was in a bad state.”
Another shop worker at the park said she saw a ‘a guy lying on the floor' as she drove by. While a Sainsbury's cashier said 'someone had their car jacked'.
A West Midlands Ambulance spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and pedestrian at Sainsbury’s petrol station, Chester Road, at 9.16am. One ambulance attended the scene.
"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was treated for serious injuries, not thought to be life-threatening. He was later taken to hospital for further treatment."
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West Midlands Police confirmed it was investigating the incident with the car later recovered in Chelmsley Wood and being examined. A spokeswoman for the force said: “We were called after a man was injured when a car was stolen from a garage forecourt in Chester Road, Tyburn at around 9.15am on Friday (November 10).
“Officers attended and found a man being attended to by paramedics before being taken to hospital with leg injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening. A Vauxhall car was later found by officers in Chelmsley Wood and is being recovered for forensic opportunities.
“Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or call 101, quoting log 825 of 10 November. To tell us what you know, not who you are, you can speak to independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called to an incident at our Castle Vale store this morning and we're supporting the police with their investigation."
