Triple murder inquiry: Three men are dead after being hit by a car during the riots overnight in Birmingham

The trio - two brothers aged 25 and 21 and a friend - had just emerged from a mosque and were on the streets protecting their car wash business after the previous night's violence, according to a family member.

Kabir Khan Isakhel, a relative of one of the dead men, told Sky News this morning that two cars approached at high speed and struck the trio.

He said: 'They were not in the way or blocking the road. The car swerved towards them. They were flying up in the air.'



Three men died after they were hit by a car in a hit-and -run incident in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning. 
They were hit while on Dudley Road, near the Jet Filling Station, close to the border with Cape Hill in Smethwick.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the men died 'following a road traffic collision in the Winson Green area of Birmingham which detectives are treating as murder.

'The incident occurred just after 1am in Dudley Road.

'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.'

 


The three were taken to Birmingham City Hospital, where a large crowd gathered this morning at around 5.45am and police in riot gear stood guard at the main entrance.

West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed that all three men had been in collision with a car and that crews of paramedics found around 80 people at the scene of the incident when then arrived.


A relative of two of the dead men said they were on the streets protecting their business because of violence the previous night

An ambulance service spokesman said: 'The incident took place close to the Jet filling station on Dudley Road in Winson Green at approximately 1.15am.

The A457 Dudley Road was closed both ways between Moillett Street and Cavendish Road.

'Three ambulances, two rapid response vehicles and an incident support officer was sent to the scene.

'When crews arrived they found around 80 people at the scene with resuscitation ongoing on three men.

'Crews used their advanced life support skills while police officers provided support.'

The ambulance service said two of the men were pronounced dead soon after arriving at hospital, while a third died later in hospital shortly before 7am this morning. 

A spokesman said the man had received treatment at City Hospital for several hours before dying from his 'significant' injuries.