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Lorry driver held over stabbing | Lorry driver held over stabbing |
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A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally stabbed and two others, including a 15-year-old boy, injured. | |
Police said the 41-year-old said he had used a knife to defend himself during an attempted robbery in Warwickshire. | |
Officers were called to Station Road Industrial Estate, in Coleshill, at 0620 GMT after the overseas driver said he had been attacked and injured. | |
A 36-year-old man died later in Sandwell Hospital, West Bromwich. | |
Officers said the driver, who was described as Mediterranean and was driving a lorry with Greek markings, indicated he was defending himself during an attempted robbery on his curtain-sided lorry. | |
'Bleeding badly' | |
They said West Midlands Ambulance Service had been called to between junction six and seven northbound of the M6 at about 0630 GMT after reports "a man in a car was bleeding badly". | |
But on arrival at the scene no-one was found. | But on arrival at the scene no-one was found. |
They then received a further call saying the occupants of the car were driving to Sandwell Hospital. They arrived a short time later "bleeding heavily" from stab wounds. | |
One man subsequently died from his injuries and two other males are in a critical condition in hospital. | |
West Midlands Police closed junction seven northbound of the M6, at Great Barr, as part of the inquiry but it reopened at about 1230 GMT. | |
Both forces have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. | Both forces have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. |
Det Ch Insp Adrian McGee, of Warwickshire Police, said he wanted to hear from anyone who had "information from any of the locations", including people who saw the men and youth arrive at the hospital. |