CCTV released after mother and newborn hit-and-run in Birmingham

Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they want to trace after a new mother and her four-day-old baby were struck by a car in an apparent hit-and-run.

The images show a man jogging past a house near to where the collision occurred in the Great Barr area of Birmingham.

A 28-year-old woman, who was pushing her four-day-old baby in a pram, remains in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a blue Mazda MPS Aero Sports at about 6pm on Saturday, West Midlands Police said.

The driver got out and "ran off", the force said in a statement.

Officers said the new mother was crossing the A34 Walsall Road, near the junction with Beeches Road, when she was knocked down.

She remains in hospital and her baby is being kept in as a precaution, police said.

Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes said: "This investigation is in its early stages and we are trying to establish exactly what happened."

He said the driver should "do the right thing" and come forward and urged anyone with information to do the same.