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| Arrest over children river plunge | |
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| A man has been arrested after a car carrying two children drove into the River Avon in Evesham, Worcestershire. | A man has been arrested after a car carrying two children drove into the River Avon in Evesham, Worcestershire. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car, carrying a man, a boy and a girl, plunged into the river at about 0920 GMT. | |
| The man and boy escaped from the partly submerged vehicle, but the girl was pulled out two hours later. | The man and boy escaped from the partly submerged vehicle, but the girl was pulled out two hours later. |
| The children were both airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital for treatment. | The children were both airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital for treatment. |
| Ambulance crews attempted resuscitation on the girl at the scene. | |
| The boy was said to be in a critical condition, while the man's condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| He was taken by ambulance to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. | |
| A West Mercia Police spokesman confirmed a man had been arrested in connection with the incident. |