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Belgrave Middleway crash: Six dead in six-vehicle smash 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. The accident happened on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 01:00 GMT and involved six vehicles.
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. The driver of a black cab died at the scene, along with a female passenger, while a male passenger died later in hospital.
They said first responders were "doing their very best". West Midlands Ambulance Service described the crash scene as "extensive". Four men in a car were all thrown from their vehicle and three of them died at the scene. The fourth is in a critical condition.
Six vehicles were involved, including a black cab, a spokesman for the service said. West Midlands Police tweeted that the scene was "very difficult and upsetting" and the stretch of road from Islington Row to Bristol Street was closed.
"In the first car, there were a man and a woman. West Midlands Ambulance Service described the crash scene as "extensive".
"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. "In the first car, there were a man and a woman," a spokesman for the ambulance service 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." "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 two passengers - a man and a woman - also both died. "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.
"Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the woman and she was also confirmed dead at the scene," he said. "The man and woman in the back were rapidly extricated. Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the woman and she was also confirmed dead at the scene."
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. The male passenger was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham but he too died.
"Sadly, he died at hospital." Of the four men thrown from the third car, the spokesman said: "Tragically, three of them were confirmed dead at the scene."
Four men in a third car were all thrown from the vehicle in the crash, the spokesman said. The fourth was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and said to be in a critical condition on arrival, he 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.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.Any witnesses to the crash have been asked to contact West Midlands Police.
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