Five men have been injured after a car allegedly ploughed into a crowd during a Freshers Week party at a nightclub. Emergency services were scrambled to Tunnel Club on Livery Street in Birmingham at around 3.15am today, October 4.
One casualty suffered “multiple serious injuries” and four others were treated for “potentially serious injuries” before being taken to hospital.
The group of men were allegedly struck by the vehicle outside the nightclub, where hundreds of students had been partying as part of a Freshers Week event on Thursday night, reports the Mirror.
Four ambulances, two paramedics officers, a MERIT trauma doctor, and critical care paramedic all raced to the scene, with the first responder arriving within five minutes.
An ambulance service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews found five patients. The first patient, a male pedestrian, was treated by ambulance crews for multiple serious injuries.
“He was taken to a Major Trauma Centre for further treatment with MERIT travelling on board to continue care en route. Four other men, also pedestrians, were all treated by medics for potentially serious injuries and conveyed to hospital for further treatment.”
West Midlands Police launched a probe into the incident, which they are treating as a “targeted attack”. One man was arrested on suspicion of affray and remains in custody today.
The force are still searching for the car that was allegedly “deliberately” driven at the group, as well as the person behind the wheel.
One local resident, who did not want to be named, said he saw a man “running people over”. He said: “I live nearby and I looked out and could see this man just running people over in the street.”
Another said he could hear “shrieking and fighting sounds” in the early hours of this morning. He said: ” It’s really shocking what has happened. It would have been busy around there last night.”
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “We are investigating after a number of people were injured after, it is believed, they were deliberately driven at in Birmingham this morning. We were called to Livery Street shortly after 3am after a report of a disorder involving a group.
“Officers attended and five people were found injured. One man was arrested on suspicion of affray and remains in custody at this time, while we are still actively searching for the driver and the car involved.
“We are treating this incident as a targeted attack and are stepping up our patrols in the area today for reassurance. We are asking anyone who saw what happened, especially those with photos or video, to get in touch with us via 101 or Live Chat quoting log 315 of October 4. We remain at the scene this morning while our enquiries continue.”
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