Manhunt underway after knife-wielding carjackers plough into pedestrian in Coventry
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Manhunt underway after knife-wielding carjackers plough into pedestrian in Coventry

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police are searching for two men who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run in Coventry with a car they had stolen at knife-point minutes before. The 38-year-old victim had been walking along a pavement in the suburb of Earlsdon, when he was hit by a black Chevrolet SUV in the early hours of the morning, West Midlands Police said. The force’s Detective Sergeant Alan Hands said: "This is a deeply tragic set of circumstances where the theft of a car has led to the death of an innocent man who was simply making his way home.

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