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1st LD: 6 killed in UK road accident

Xinhua,December 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and several others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham Saturday, said police.

The Sky news reported that three people were severely injured.

A police spokeswoman said the road was closed after the traffic incident, which happened on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at about 0100 GMT.

Police tweeted that the crash was a "very serious incident" and the scene was "very difficult and upsetting," asking witnesses to contact them. Enditem