THE family of a man killed in an Oldbury hit and run have issued a heartfelt plea for the driver to come forward after new CCTV footage was released by police.

Tony Maskell was crossing Birchfield Lane before midnight on Thursday July 30, near to the Whiteheath Tavern, when he was hit by a silver Nissan Micra.

The father-of-three, who had celebrated his 50th birthday just four days earlier, suffered fatal head injuries.

Three months later, his family are still desperately seeking answers and said in a statement: "This has devastated our whole family and losing him this way has left a huge void in our lives, which we as a family will never get over.

"We are appealing for the driver of the Silver Nissan Micra to come forward and do the right thing and contact the police.

“You know what happened that night and we as a family need closure.

"If the driver’s conscience won’t allow him to come forward then we appeal to anyone who knows the identity of the driver to contact the police - family members, friends or anyone who can help us to try and move on."

New footage shows the Nissan Micra - which is believed to have travelled along Birchfield Lane from Birchley Island - turn left into Titford Lane after the crash, before taking an immediate right into a service road leading to the rear of the Fox Tavern pub.

The vehicle then remained at the rear of the pub for two-and-half minutes before turning left, back onto Titford Lane and straight on into Throne Road.

Sergeant Alan Wood, from the force’s collision investigation Unit, said: "Evidence at the scene has identified the vehicle as a silver Nissan Micra K11 model registered between 2000 and 2003.

“We know that the vehicle would have suffered some damage to the front offside.

"The actions of the driver and the movements after would appear to show they have knowledge of the local area or may even live nearby.

"We have previously appealed to the driver to do the right thing and come forward but to date this has not happened.

“I would ask them to think about the effect this incident has had on Tony’s family and make contact with me.”

He continued: "Likewise if the driver has confided with family and friends about this incident I would appeal to them to come forward.

"I’m also making a fresh appeal for the driver of a silver Peugeot 207/208 and a white SUV, which travelled on the opposite carriageway just moments before the collision occurred.

"There were also two people who are seen on CCTV walking a small white dog along Throne Road post collision who we would like to hear from. The offending vehicle drives past these people."

Anyone with any information should contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.