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Crawley man in coma after high street brawl | |
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A man is in an induced coma after a fight police said involved "possibly a baseball bat and metal bar". | A man is in an induced coma after a fight police said involved "possibly a baseball bat and metal bar". |
The 22-year-old man was in a car when he got into an argument with people in another two cars in Crawley, Sussex, at about 03:00 BST on Saturday. | |
Police believe two Suzukis and a silver BMW drove into the high street, before several people got out and started fighting outside Lloyds Barbers. | Police believe two Suzukis and a silver BMW drove into the high street, before several people got out and started fighting outside Lloyds Barbers. |
Officers said they believed everyone involved knew each other. | Officers said they believed everyone involved knew each other. |
Det Insp Wendy Burton added: "It is unclear how the victim [became] unconscious but he is in an extremely serious and life-threatening condition and has been placed into an induced coma." | Det Insp Wendy Burton added: "It is unclear how the victim [became] unconscious but he is in an extremely serious and life-threatening condition and has been placed into an induced coma." |
"We believe all those involved are known to each other and this is not a random attack. | "We believe all those involved are known to each other and this is not a random attack. |
"We would urge anyone with information to come forward and help us." | "We would urge anyone with information to come forward and help us." |