Several people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham overnight.
The incident on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 01:00 GMT, was described by West Midlands Police as “very difficult and upsetting”.
A spokeswoman for the force said there had been a “number of fatalities”.
The Hazardous Area Response Team of West Midlands Ambulance Service described it as a “significant incident”.
The stretch of Belgrave Middleway is closed from Islington Row to Bristol Street.
West Midlands Police tweeted first responders were “doing their very best” and appealed for any witnesses to contact them.
Police, @WestMidsFire & @OFFICIALWMAS are responding to a very serious crash on Lee Bank Middleway in Edgbaston, Birmingham near to the tunnel which goes beneath Bristol Street. Call received at 1.11am Sun 17/12. Avoid area. Road will be closed for a very long time.
— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) December 17, 2017
All first responders at the scene are doing their very best in very difficult and upsetting circumstances. This is a very serious incident. If you saw the crash happen or the circumstances leading up to it, please call us now on 101.
— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) December 17, 2017
For story submissions and inquiries, please email us at citypeopleonline96@gmail.comAll first responders at the scene are doing their very best in very difficult and upsetting circumstances. This is a very serious incident. If you saw the crash happen or the circumstances leading up to it, please call us now on 101.
— Birmingham Police (@brumpolice) December 17, 2017
