Staffordshire Police has named the man who tragically died following a hit-and-run in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday evening (11 April).

Christopher Deaville, 51, from Stoke-on-Trent was found by emergency services with serious injuries on Newcastle Lane in Penkhull and he died shortly afterwards at the scene.

Police now believe the car involved to be a stolen black Mini Cooper "travelling at speed", which did not stop at the scene and was later found abandoned and badly damaged in an alleyway around a mile away, near Birks Street.

Officers are now looking for a man and a woman in connection with the tragedy after they were spotted on CCTV around the time the police believe the car was abandoned - around 9pm on Friday.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "After speaking to his family, we are now able to name him as 51-year-old Christopher Deaville, from Stoke-on-Trent.

"The driver of the car did not stay at the scene after the collision.

"Detectives trawled the area and found a black Mini Cooper that had been abandoned in an alleyway near Birks Street.

"The car was badly damaged and had been stolen overnight between Wednesday (9 April) and Thursday (10 April) from York Road in Stafford.

"CCTV from the area the car was found shows a man and a woman walking nearby at about 9pm the same night (Friday 11 April). We're keen to speak to them as part of our enquiries to find out more about what happened.

"We're also urging anyone with any information that can help us to get in touch as soon as possible. We think the Mini was travelling at speed along Newcastle Lane, past the Marquis of Granby pub, onto Penkhull New Road.

"The driver then turned right onto London Road and into the estate of Boothen Old Road, before getting to an alleyway off Birks Street and Campbell Road, where the car was later found abandoned."

Anyone with information which could help track down the man and woman thought to be involved are urged to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 or by using Live Chat on the website, quoting incident 751 of 11 April.

To stay anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.