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A Good Samaritan has been robbed while giving first aid to a crash victim in Birmingham.

Senan Simmons’ jacket, containing his wallet and car keys, was snatched as he tended to the driver of a vehicle in a head-on collision.

The thief even snatched the trophy the 21-year-old had received only hours beforehand at a Birmingham City University sports award evening.

Senan, who lives in Oxford, rushed to help after witnessing Saturday night’s collision in Wellhead Lane, near the university’s north campus, between a People Carrier and an Astra.

He took his jacket off and dived into the carrier in a bid to revive the injured driver.

But while he tended to the injured man, someone snatched his belongings from the pavement.

It contained his car keys, credit cards, driving licence and £60 in cash.

“All told, I lost £225, if you take into account the cost of replacing everything,” said Senan.

“But I’m a strong believer in karma. I hope it hits them hard.

“It’s sickening. I was left with no cash and no way of getting home, but my over-riding feeling is relief that no-one was seriously injured in the accident.”

Senan, who finished a business course at the university only weeks ago, had returned to the city for a sports award night at Villa Park.

He was walking to his own car when the crash happened at around 9pm. Senan, who works as an events organiser at Keble College, Oxford, dived into both cars to help the injured drivers, who were both taken from the scene by ambulance.

Senan, who met former Blues manager Barry Fry at another awards event, added: “Doing what I hope anyone would do in that situation, I whipped my jacket off and threw it to the side of the road so that I could get in the car and help one of the drivers.

“After the ambulance had arrived and I had finally got over the shock of what I’d just seen, I went to retrieve my jacket which had my car keys, house keys and a full wallet inside.

“Turns out some cretin took it, and there are no signs of me getting it back.”

He has now reported the incident to the police.











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