Double-fatal Boxing Day crash drivers fled scene in Kitts Green

The family of Linda Philips, 72, and Amanda Riley, 49, said they were devastated by their deaths

The drivers of two vehicles involved in a double-fatal crash on Boxing Day in Birmingham fled the scene after the collision, police have revealed.

Linda Philips, 72, and Amanda Riley, 49, died near the junction of Kitts Green Road and Mackadown Lane.

Their MG ZS hit a BMW which had been in collision with a quad bike, police said. Both drivers fled with the quad bike removed before police arrived.

Officers want the drivers and any witnesses to contact them.

Four other people involved in the crash, which occurred at about 20:00 GMT, including a young child, were taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

'Assisted by others'

The devastated family of the crash victims said earlier this month that Linda was a dearly loved wife and great-grandmother while Amanda was a beautiful mother and grandmother.

Police said the other drivers may not have known the extent of the crash that claimed the lives of the mother and daughter

They have also appealed for anyone with information to come forward and help the investigation.

On Thursday, Det Sgt Paul Hughes, said: "This is an extremely tragic set of circumstances which has left a family devastated."

Officers were still piecing together the circumstances of what happened, Mr Hughes said, but now believe the BMW 4 Series and the quad bike were both involved in a collision prior to the BMW colliding with the MG.

"The driver of the BMW and the rider of the quad bike then both left the scene, prior to the arrival of police, and they were assisted in doing so by others," he said.

"The quad bike was also removed from the scene. I do not know the reason for this, and it may be that those people did not know the full extent of the collision at that time, but they do now.

"I would appeal directly to the driver and rider, the people who assisted them, or any friends or family to come forward now, and do the right thing by this family."