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| Arrest over children river plunge | Arrest over children river plunge |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car carrying two children was driven into a river in Worcestershire. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car, carrying a man, a boy and a girl, plunged into the River Avon in Evesham at about 0920 GMT. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car, carrying a man, a boy and a girl, plunged into the River Avon in Evesham at about 0920 GMT. |
| The man and boy escaped from the submerged vehicle, but the girl was pulled out two hours later. | The man and boy escaped from the submerged vehicle, but the girl was pulled out two hours later. |
| The boy, six, and the five-year-old girl are in a critical condition. | |
| Both were airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital from the scene. | |
| Officers 'very shaken' | |
| Ambulance crews carried out the resuscitation of the girl at the scene on Boat Lane. | |
| Supt Garry Higgins, of West Mercia Police, said: "This was obviously a very traumatic incident our officers are been left very shaken by events. | |
| "An investigation into the incident in now ongoing and we would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around the river at Boat Lane this morning before 09:20." | |
| The man's condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | The man's condition is not thought to be life-threatening. |
| He was taken by ambulance to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. | He was taken by ambulance to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. |
| None of the people involved have yet been identified. | None of the people involved have yet been identified. |
| A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "When crews arrived, the man and a young boy were already out of the vehicle. | A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "When crews arrived, the man and a young boy were already out of the vehicle. |
| "A young girl was pulled from the submerged vehicle around two hours later by police divers. | "A young girl was pulled from the submerged vehicle around two hours later by police divers. |
| "This was an extremely difficult incident for the staff from all three emergency services." | "This was an extremely difficult incident for the staff from all three emergency services." |