Six people dead after multi-vehicle crash in Birmingham
Six people have been killed in a 'very serious' road crash in Birmingham city centre.
A seventh person was critically injured in the incident on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 01:00 GMT.
Earlier the Force Support Unit of West Midlands Police said on their Twitter account that Belgrave Middleway, near Edgbaston, would be closed from Islington Row to Bristol Street "throughout Sunday".
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
It came after the force's main Twitter account described the circumstances of the incident as "very difficult and upsetting".
They tweeted: "All first responders at the scene are doing their very best in very difficult and upsetting circumstances. This is a very serious incident."
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.
-- Birmingham Police (@brumpolice) December 17, 2017
Police have yet to confirm any further details surrounding the crash.
The Hazardous Area Response Team of West Midlands Ambulance Service described it as a "significant incident".
