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11/02/2010
Arrest After Car Plunges Into River
A man has been arrested in Evesham on suspicion of attempted murder, following an incident at the River Avon, Boat Lane.
Officers were called to the scene at around 9.19am after reports a car containing occupants had entered the river.
Emergency services including divers took part in a rescue operation and a man and two children were recovered from the river.
The man was taken to Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, where he was treated and later discharged.
A five-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy remain in critical conditions at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Superintendent Garry Higgins, of South Worcestershire Division of West Mercia Police, said: "This was obviously a very traumatic incident and our officers have been left very shaken by events. All of the emergency services involved in the operation worked closely throughout to effect the rescue.
"An investigation into the incident in now ongoing and we would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around the river at Boat Lane this morning before 9.20am."
(PR/GK)
Officers were called to the scene at around 9.19am after reports a car containing occupants had entered the river.
Emergency services including divers took part in a rescue operation and a man and two children were recovered from the river.
The man was taken to Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, where he was treated and later discharged.
A five-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy remain in critical conditions at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Superintendent Garry Higgins, of South Worcestershire Division of West Mercia Police, said: "This was obviously a very traumatic incident and our officers have been left very shaken by events. All of the emergency services involved in the operation worked closely throughout to effect the rescue.
"An investigation into the incident in now ongoing and we would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around the river at Boat Lane this morning before 9.20am."
(PR/GK)
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