Police have released shocking footage showing the moment a car ploughed into a dog walker, seriously injuring her and killing her pet.
The footage shows a woman walking her pet Millie on a lead along Doe Bank Lane, in Great Barr, Birmingham, when a Renault Clio swerves across the road and hits them, carrying them over a grass verge and out of the frame.
Two men and a woman then run back onto the road from the verge, abandoning their car before running towards a Vauxhall Astra which had stopped up ahead.
The pedestrian, who has not been named, survived but suffered serious injuries and a broken leg while her beloved dog died at the side of the road.
The video, filmed on July 22, shows the woman walking along the country road with her dog as a Vauxhall Astra drives past.
Seconds later, a blue Renault appears to swerve out of control and hits the woman on the opposite side of the road, before disappearing into undergrowth.
The black Astra, which had passed the dog walker moments earlier, stops further up the road.
Two men get out of the passenger side looking back towards the scene, while a third person, still at the wheel, puts the car in reverse.
A force spokesperson said: ‘We’ve released this shocking footage as part of an urgent appeal for information.
‘The crystal-clear CCTV footage shows a number of people running away from the scene.
‘We’re appealing to trace them, and need anyone with information to get in touch.
‘We’re also trying to find the black Astra that stops further down the road.
‘We believe the two cars were travelling together and the people are probably friends with each other.’