{"id":447982,"date":"2017-12-17T21:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/17\/birmingham-crash-six-dead-in-horrific-smash\/"},"modified":"2017-12-17T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T21:30:25","slug":"birmingham-crash-six-dead-in-horrific-smash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/17\/birmingham-crash-six-dead-in-horrific-smash\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham crash: Six dead in &#8216;horrific&#8217; smash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 17 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>bbc.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/33517393.295.jpg\" alt=\"Taxi AccidentUK\" title=\"Taxi AccidentUK\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A taxi driver and two passengers were among those killed in the crash in Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513546225_770_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Three vehicles were involved in the accident on Belgrave Middleway, near Edgbaston, at about 01:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Three men in one car died at the scene and a fourth is critically injured in hospital. The driver of a taxi and his two passengers were also killed.<\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police described dealing with the wreckage as &#8220;very difficult and upsetting&#8221; and said officers were investigating how the crash happened.<\/p>\n<p>The road has been closed and police have appealed for witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The first car in the crash had suffered extensive damage but, &#8220;astonishingly&#8221;, the man and the woman inside managed to get out with relatively minor injuries, an ambulance service spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second vehicle, a black cab, was on its side. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to save the driver and he was confirmed dead at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The taxi driver has been named locally as father of six Imtiaz Mohammed, who worked for Castle Cars.<\/p>\n<p>The female passenger was also confirmed dead at the scene, while her male companion died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>There were four men in the third car, and all had been thrown from the vehicle, the ambulance spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tragically, three of them were confirmed dead at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The fourth was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Three other cars were caught up in the crash and suffered minor damage trying to avoid it.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Brotherton, from the ambulance service, said her staff had dealt with 13 patients in total.<\/p>\n<p>As well as those who died and the man in a critical condition, four people were taken to Heartlands Hospital where their condition is believed to be non-life threatening.<\/p>\n<p>A further two patients were &#8220;discharged on scene&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Police, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestMidsFire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WestMidsFire<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OFFICIALWMAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OFFICIALWMAS<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMPolice\/status\/942209319365414913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Supt Sean Phillips said the police officer in charge of the investigation had described the wreckage as &#8220;very harrowing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was &#8220;too early&#8221; to speculate on the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will take some time to unpick and just understand exactly what&#8217;s happened. It would be unfair for me to speculate at this time,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed the road had been gritted at 17:00 GMT the previous evening.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>At the scene: Riyah Collins, BBC West Midlands<\/p>\n<p>Metres of police cordon tape and a number of vehicles have been used to seal off the road, and blue forensic tents can be seen below in the underpass.<\/p>\n<p>The cordon stretches at least 100 metres either side of the Middleway and I can see numerous police officers.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"764\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXrCiGTywSk\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAs locals find out what happened, they all say how tragic it is that six people should die so close to Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet known what caused the crash, but people are telling me there has long been a problem with speeding and racing on this road and the adjoining Bristol Street.<\/p>\n<p>A car involved in a separate crash nearby just a week ago is still on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>The accident happened below the underpass on the A38\/Bristol Road, where Belgrave Middleway meets Lee Bank Middleway.<\/p>\n<p>The stretch of road from Islington Row to Bristol Street has been closed and is likely to remain so throughout Sunday, police said.<\/p>\n<p>One resident who lives opposite said she woke at about 02:00 and saw the emergency crews.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This road is really dangerous. Young kids like to challenge themselves and go really fast,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe six people have died, and so close to Christmas and New Year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The road has two lanes either side and a 40mph speed limit.<\/p>\n<p>Area Commander Jason Campbell, of West Midlands Fire Service, described it as a &#8220;horrific&#8221; incident.<\/p>\n<p>He said the crash site was complex and &#8220;spread over some distance&#8221;.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/19766914.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Any witnesses have been asked to contact West Midlands Police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">All first responders at the scene are doing their very best in very difficult and upsetting circumstances. This is a very serious incident. 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