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| Four children and woman struck by car in Birmingham | Four children and woman struck by car in Birmingham |
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| Four children and a woman suffered life-threatening injuries when they were struck by a car in Birmingham. | Four children and a woman suffered life-threatening injuries when they were struck by a car in Birmingham. |
| Two girls, believed to be aged 12 and seven, and two boys, believed to be aged 14 and four, were struck in Handsworth at about 12:00 BST. | Two girls, believed to be aged 12 and seven, and two boys, believed to be aged 14 and four, were struck in Handsworth at about 12:00 BST. |
| The four children, along with a woman in her 30s, were hit near the junction of Grove Lane and Antrobus Road. | The four children, along with a woman in her 30s, were hit near the junction of Grove Lane and Antrobus Road. |
| A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, police said. | |
| The five casualties suffered serious head injuries. The four-year-old boy and seven year-old girl were given life support at the scene. | |
| The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while the children were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while the children were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. |
| Five ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene. | Five ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene. |
| An ambulance service spokesman paid tribute to the professionalism of staff "at what was an extremely difficult and distressing incident". | An ambulance service spokesman paid tribute to the professionalism of staff "at what was an extremely difficult and distressing incident". |
| A man who lives nearby told the BBC he had arrived after the incident and found a "very frightening" scene, with casualties on the ground and many police on the scene. | A man who lives nearby told the BBC he had arrived after the incident and found a "very frightening" scene, with casualties on the ground and many police on the scene. |
| He said a witness told him the casualties had got off a bus and were trying to cross the road when the incident happened. | He said a witness told him the casualties had got off a bus and were trying to cross the road when the incident happened. |