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Belgrave Middleway crash: Six dead in six-vehicle smash | |
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Six people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham. | Six people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham. |
A seventh person was critically injured in the incident on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 01:00 GMT. | A seventh person was critically injured in the incident on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 01:00 GMT. |
West Midlands Police tweeted the scene was "very difficult and upsetting" and that the stretch of road from Islington Row to Bristol Street was closed. | |
They said first responders were "doing their very best". West Midlands Ambulance Service described the crash scene as "extensive". | |
Six vehicles were involved, including a black cab, a spokesman for the service said. | |
"In the first car, there were a man and a woman. | |
"The vehicle had suffered very extensive damage but astonishingly, despite the damage, the pair had managed to get out and had suffered relatively minor injuries," he said. | |
"The second vehicle, a 'black cab', was on its side. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to save the driver and he was confirmed dead at the scene." | |
He said the two passengers - a man and a woman - also both died. | |
"Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the woman and she was also confirmed dead at the scene," he said. | |
He added: "The man was taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with the MERIT trauma doctor travelling with the crew. | |
"Sadly, he died at hospital." | |
Four men in a third car were all thrown from the vehicle in the crash, the spokesman said. | |
"Tragically, three of them were confirmed dead at the scene," he said. | |
"The fourth was also taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with the Critical Care Car doctor travelling with the crew. | |
"He was said to be in a critical condition on arrival." | |
There were three other cars involved which all tried to avoid the crash, the spokesman added. | |
Any witnesses to the crash have been asked to contact West Midlands Police. | |
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