13/05/2011

Other UK News In Brief

Appeal Follows Nightclub Shooting

Police are appealing for witnesses following a shooting in Romford. Police were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to Exchange Street, Romford, close to Envy Nightclub, shortly after 03.15hrs on Friday 13 May, following reports of a shooting. On arrival officers found a 26-year old man suffering from gunshot wounds to his leg. He was taken to an east London hospital where his condition is described as critical but stable. Detectives from Trident are investigating. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call police. Enquiries continue, no arrests.

M4 Collision Investaigation Continues

Traffic police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision on the M4 Motorway in Brentford which left a man in a critical condition in hospital. On Tuesday, 10 May 2011 at about 20:40hrs, police were called to the westbound elevated section of the M4 motorway in Brentford following reports of a collision involving a motorcycle. The rider, a 53-year-old man from Hampstead, was treated at the scene before being taken to a central London hospital where he remains in a critical condition having suffered life threatening injuries. At this stage, no other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the collision. Detective Sergeant Harry Wilkinson, who is leading the investigation, said: "I am grateful for a number of people who stopped at the scene to assist the emergency services that night. This stretch of motorway was fairly busy at that time and I would urge anyone who may have seen the motorcyclist in the moments leading up to the collision, or the collision itself, to contact police."

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