Grandad, 90, dies in hit-and-run as family begs driver to hand themselves in
A family left heartbroken when their beloved grandfather was involved in a hit-and-run is urging the driver to hand themselves in.
Abdul Kiyani was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery after he was struck by an unknown car in Shard End, Birmingham, and remained there for three weeks before he was released.
However the pensioner, who was suffering from dementia, fell unwell again and died on January 15 from sepsis and pneumonia.
West Midlands Police issued an appeal for information and said they were trawling CCTV in a bid to catch the driver.
But a relative Abdul Jabber, who regarded Mr Kiyani as a grandfather figure, claimed he knocked doors along the stretch of road twice within eight days of the collision and was told that nobody, at that point, had been visited by police.
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Mr Jabber, 27, from Acocks Green, said: "I want the police to do more, use their resources. People can commit crimes like this and drive off. I would say to the driver, do the the right thing, hand yourself in."
Mr Kiyani was on his way home when he was hit by the car which then fled on November 18, Birmingham Live reports.
The scene of the crash in Shard End, Birmingham (Google Maps)Mr Jabber, a sports therapy student at UCB, said he had spoken to a woman who was in the car behind the culprit and stopped to help his relative.
He said: "I knocked on doors trying to find out exactly where it happened and CCTV and witnesses. Not many people knew about it. I knocked a strip of homes, maybe 30 or 40 doors on both sides on Meadway off Church Lane right next to the bus stop.
"My relative was crossing on the central reservation. The impact occurred on the left hand side of the car and the left mirror fell off and was at the scene, the woman confirmed."
Mr Jabber said he knocked on doors and asked for CCTV, asked people if they had seen anything and if the police had been round but they said not at that time. Mr Jabber said the police had left a card at his aunt's house offering support.
The victim was described as an 'amazing' man who made everyone smile.
Mr Jabber said: "He came in the 60s and took care of people. He was the first of my family to come over from Pakistan for the purpose of work.
"He had six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He used to make clutches for Ford. He loved England and the chance he was given. He was always making everyone smile."
A spokesman from West Midlands Police said: "We're still investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a car on Church Road, Shard End, just before 6pm on Friday 18 November. The man in his 90s was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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"Sadly, we’ve since learned that the man has recently died. We are still in the process of trying to trace and identify the driver of the car.
"We understand the car involved left the scene and officers from the Traffic Investigation Unit have been carrying out enquiries as we work to establish who is responsible.
"We would appeal to the driver to do the right thing and contact us, and our thoughts remain with the family and loved ones of the man.
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