Man arrested after car is driven at people outside Birmingham nightclub

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a number of people were injured when a car was driven at people in Livery Street in Birmingham on Friday morning.

The 22-year-old was arrested at a property in the city just before 9am today (October 5) and has been taken into custody for questioning.

Officers were called to disorder in Livery Street at around 3am yesterday. A number of people were injured when a car was driven at a group outside The Tunnel nightclub.

The car was then driven away from the scene. It’s believed six people were injured during the incident all together, and five were taken to hospital. Two of the injured remain in hospital, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. One of them is under arrest on suspicion of affray.

Police statement

Det Ch Insp Dave Sproson, from Birmingham Police, said: “We’re working hard to understand exactly what happened and why.

“At this stage, we believe this to have been an isolated and deliberate attack linked to an earlier incident inside the nightclub.

“The investigation continues to make good progress, but we’d still appeal for anyone with information or mobile phone images to get in touch via our dedicated website.”