Wednesday, August 10, 2011

British violence toll reach 4

ritish police have launched a murder probe into the death of three men, who were killed in a road accident in Birmingham, West Midlands during forth night of unrest.


The three pedestrians were hit by a car in the Winson Green area of the city at 1am and one critically injured, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Police said one man had been arrested in connection with the deaths and a car had been recovered, according to the report.

"Two men have died following a road traffic collision in the Winson Green area of Birmingham which detectives are treating as murder”, said a spokesman for West Midlands Police.

"The incident occurred just after 1am in Dudley Road. Three men were taken to hospital where two subsequently died from their injuries. A third male remains in a critical condition”, he added.

"West Midlands Police have launched a murder inquiry, arrested one man in connection with the incident and recovered a vehicle from near the scene which will be examined by forensics experts", said the spokesman.

In central London, Prime Minister David Cameron and senior minister called for a second meeting of emergency committee with police chiefs to review the impact of the beefed-up security operation in the streets of London.

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