A TEENAGER who was seriously injured in a crash in Lower Gornal last week has died.

The 19-year-old was among four people injured in the collision between a Ford Focus and a Peugeot 3008 on Coopers Bank Road at the junction of Mount Lane around 10.45pm on Friday, June 16.

Two women, aged 21 and 22, from the Focus and a 26-year-old woman from the Peugeot, have been treated for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.

The driver of the Focus is believed to have left the scene.

Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Sunday (June 18) on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of a collision.

He has been released on police bail while a police investigation continues.

DS Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Tragically, a young man has now died from the injuries he sustained as a result of this collision.

“Our immediate thoughts are with the man’s family and friends, and specially trained officers are providing them with support.

"We arrested a man in connection with the collision and we have accounted for everyone we believe was involved but we are still appealing for anyone with information to come forward to assist us in our investigation, quoting log 5799 of 16 June.”