Two men arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after girl, 9, killed in crash

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after a nine-year-old girl died in a crash in Birmingham.

Two cars were involved in a collision the Hockley area of the city at around 11pm on Thursday, police said.

She was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but died a short while later.

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Two men, aged 22 and 23, who were driving a BMW, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.

Emergency services attended the scene and paramedics took the girls, as well as three other patients to hospital.

A woman and two other children from the same car as the nine-year-old girl were taken to hospital to be assessed by doctors, West Midlands Police said.

The force said in a statement following the nine-year-old's death: "Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this devastating time."

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