POLICE have named the man who died in Kidderminster yesterday (Sunday) after being discovered unconscious in a road.
Jason Westcott, aged 22, from Kidderminster, was found on the A451 Ringway between the bus depot Island and Comberton Hill island at just after 5am.
Jason, who was originally from Weston-super-Mare, was taken to hospital with head and abdominal injuries and later died.
Sergeant Craig Harris said: "Jason had been living in the area for the last year having found work in Kidderminster and was out with friends.
"As you would expect, his family are absolutely devastated and are desperate for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
"Jason's injuries were consistent with him being in a collision with a vehicle but we are currently looking at the possibility that there may have been an altercation prior to the collision.
"We believe the collision occurred at just after 5am. We are confident that the driver would have realised they had hit something but we remain open to the possibility that they may not have realised it was a person.
"We'd appeal to the driver to come forward because they are likely to have information vital to our investigation.
"We are also continuing to appeal for anyone who witnessed a disturbance outside Tribe nightclub on Green Street at around 4.50am to contact us as we are looking at the possibility that the two incidents could be linked."
Anyone with information that could help police with their investigation should call 101 and quote incident 147s of 15th November 2015.
Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org
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