Three pedestrians were run over in the incident
Police have begun a murder inquiry after three pedestrians were run over and killed by a driver in Birmingham.
A man has been arrested and a vehicle recovered after the incident at about 01:00 BST on Dudley Road, Winson Green.
The casualties were taken to City Hospital where about 200 people from the Asian community gathered.
It is not yet known if the deaths are linked to overnight
rioting in the West Midlands. There were 109 arrests on a second day of
disorder in the region.
It is thought the men who died had just come out of a mosque
and were protecting their neighbourhood at the time of the incident in
Winson Green.
Members of the Asian community have described the incident as
a hit-and-run and police in riot gear have been blocking the hospital's
main entrance, but the crowd has been dispersing.
About 200 people from Birmingham's Asian community gathered outside City Hospital
Correspondent Jeremy Cooke said local people had told the BBC that a car hit a group of young Asian men.
West Midlands Police said: "Three men have died following a
road collision in the Winson Green area of Birmingham which detectives
are treating as murder.
"Three men were taken to hospital where two later died from
their injuries. A third man was in a critical condition but confirmed
dead at around 6.30am.
"West Midlands Police have launched a murder enquiry,
arrested one man in connection with the incident and recovered a vehicle
nearby which will be examined by forensics experts."
Officers have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
There was looting in Birmingham city centre, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich on Tuesday night.
Police said there were 109 arrests on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning up to 0210 BST.
Jeremy Cooke said it was a "relatively quiet night" across
the West Midlands and "nothing like on the scale" of the night before.
Police have been investigating reports that shots had been fired in the Aston area of Birmingham.
Riot police were on the streets and surrounded The Mailbox shopping complex in the city centre.
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