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| Birmingham car crash: Six dead and one critically injured in 'very serious incident' | Birmingham car crash: Six dead and one critically injured in 'very serious incident' |
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| Six people have been killed and a seventh critically injured after a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said. | Six people have been killed and a seventh critically injured after a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said. |
| Three men who were thrown from a car were among the dead along with a taxi driver and his passengers following the "very serious incident" in the early hours of Sunday morning. | |
| Six vehicles were involved in the crash at about 1.10am at the entrance to an underpass on Lee Bank Middleway, near Edgbaston. | |
| Five ambulances, a hazardous area response team, fire crews and an air ambulance critical care car were among the emergency services sent to the "extensive" crash scene. | |
| The six people killed were travelling in three vehicles involved in the initial crash. Three further cars collided as their drivers tried to avoid the scene. | |
| An ambulance service spokesman 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. They were taken to Heartlands Hospital by ambulance for further assessment. | |
| “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 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. The man was taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team trauma doctor travelling with the crew. Sadly, he died at hospital. | |
| “There were four men from the third car. All had been ejected. Tragically, three of them were confirmed dead at the scene. 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." | |
| Three other people travelling in the three further cars were treated for minor injuries. | |
| The ambulance service said staff sent to the "extremely complex and distressing" scene would be given "ongoing support". | |
| West Midlands Police added first responders were confronted with "very difficult and upsetting circumstances". The force appealed for witnesses to the "very serious incident". | |
| The road will remain closed on Sunday. | The road will remain closed on Sunday. |