New appeal over hit-run death

Neil Tyler was killed after a night out with friends

The parents of a 26-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run incident have made a fresh appeal to the driver as police revealed details of the car involved.

Forklift truck driver Neil Tyler died in hospital from multiple injuries three days after being hit by the car in Birmingham city centre as he celebrated a friend's birthday.

His mother Jenny, father Maurice and sisters Lynette, 22, and Amanda, 29, made a joint appeal during a news conference at West Midlands Police headquarters in Birmingham.

Mrs Tyler said her son, from Eathorpe Close, Matchborough West, Redditch, Worcestershire, had been due to fly out to South Africa for a three-week holiday two days after the tragedy.

Mrs Tyler said he and 10 others were crossing Islington Row Middleway at about 2335 GMT on April 12 when he was struck by a car.

We can't basically carry on with our lives Jenny Tyler, victim's mother

She said: "We need to know really why the driver didn't stop.

"There's no way that driver didn't know that he hit him.

"Time warp"

"We need the driver to come forward and explain why he didn't stop and how he could live with himself."

Describing the effect of Neil's loss on the family, Mrs Tyler added: "We just feel as if we are in a time warp.

"Every morning I relive it. You wake up and think it might have been a dream.

"We can't basically carry on with our lives."

Inspector Keith Arnold said the vehicle which struck Mr Tyler was a G or H-reg silver Audi 80 Coupe or Cabriolet.

Police were also keen to speak to the driver of a smaller white car, believed to be a Nissan Micra, which was overtaken by the Audi just before the accident.