Birmingham, UK 17 Dec (ANA) - Six people have been killed in a "horrific" crash in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Three vehicles were involved in the accident on Belgrave Middleway, near Edgbaston, at about 01:00 GMT. Three men in one car died at the scene and a fourth is critically injured in hospital. The driver of a taxi and his two passengers were also killed. West Midlands Police described the scene as "very difficult and upsetting" and said officers were investigating how the crash happened. The road has been closed and police have appealed for witnesses. The first car in the crash had suffered extensive damage but, "astonishingly", the man and the woman inside managed to get out with relatively minor injuries, an ambulance service spokesman said. "The second vehicle, a black cab, was on its side. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to save the driver and he was confirmed dead at the scene." The female passenger was also confirmed dead at the scene, while her male companion was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he died. There were four men in the third car, and all had been thrown from the vehicle, the ambulance spokesman said. "Tragically, three of them were confirmed dead at the scene." The fourth was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is in a critical condition.(ANA)

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