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| Man faces car river plunge quiz | Man faces car river plunge quiz |
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| Police are waiting to question a man after a car carrying two children was driven into a river in Worcestershire. | Police are waiting to question a man after a car carrying two children was driven into a river in Worcestershire. |
| The vehicle, carrying a man, a boy and a girl, plunged into the River Avon in Evesham on Thursday morning. | The vehicle, carrying a man, a boy and a girl, plunged into the River Avon in Evesham on Thursday morning. |
| The man and boy, aged six, escaped from the submerged car but the girl, aged five, was pulled out two hours later. The children remain critically ill. | The man and boy, aged six, escaped from the submerged car but the girl, aged five, was pulled out two hours later. The children remain critically ill. |
| West Midlands Police said a man later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder would be questioned on Friday. | West Midlands Police said a man later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder would be questioned on Friday. |
| Resuscitation attempts | Resuscitation attempts |
| The police were called to Boat Lane at 0919 GMT amid reports a vehicle had gone into the river. | The police were called to Boat Lane at 0919 GMT amid reports a vehicle had gone into the river. |
| Emergency services, including police divers, took part in a rescue operation in which all three people were pulled from the water. | Emergency services, including police divers, took part in a rescue operation in which all three people were pulled from the water. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the boy and man had managed to escape from the car. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the boy and man had managed to escape from the car. |
| The girl was rescued from the vehicle about two hours later and ambulance crews worked to resuscitate her on the river bank. | The girl was rescued from the vehicle about two hours later and ambulance crews worked to resuscitate her on the river bank. |
| Both children were airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital where they remain in a critical condition. | Both children were airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital where they remain in a critical condition. |
| The car hit the water with an almighty bang and floated for a few seconds Martin Waites, witness | The car hit the water with an almighty bang and floated for a few seconds Martin Waites, witness |
| The man was taken to Alexandra Hospital in Redditch where he was treated and later discharged. | The man was taken to Alexandra Hospital in Redditch where he was treated and later discharged. |
| Witness Martin Waites, 56, said he saw the car being driven at speed across a field before hitting the water. | |
| He said: "I could hear a screech of brakes and then saw the car driving fast through a field. I could see dirt flying and the car fishtailing all over the place. | He said: "I could hear a screech of brakes and then saw the car driving fast through a field. I could see dirt flying and the car fishtailing all over the place. |
| "The car hit the water with an almighty bang and floated for a few seconds. | "The car hit the water with an almighty bang and floated for a few seconds. |
| "Then I saw two children in the back seat screaming and banging on the window trying to get out." | "Then I saw two children in the back seat screaming and banging on the window trying to get out." |
| He said he saw the driver open the door and water flooded in. | |
| Joyce Taplin, 76, who lives nearby said: "I saw the emergency vehicles going down the lane. There were two fire engines with an inflatable dinghy, the police and an ambulance. | Joyce Taplin, 76, who lives nearby said: "I saw the emergency vehicles going down the lane. There were two fire engines with an inflatable dinghy, the police and an ambulance. |
| "It's very sad when children are involved in something like this." | "It's very sad when children are involved in something like this." |
| Supt Garry Higgins, of West Mercia Police, said an investigation was ongoing and appealed for any witnesses to contact police. | Supt Garry Higgins, of West Mercia Police, said an investigation was ongoing and appealed for any witnesses to contact police. |
| None of the people involved have yet been identified. | None of the people involved have yet been identified. |