A van was driven at a group of people in Nottingham as three people were murdered in a series of horrific incidents in the early hours of today. Police revealed that two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am on Tuesday.
A third person was found dead in Magdala Road, Nottinghamshire Police said. And now in a third incident which is also being linked, three people are in hospital after they were run over with a van in Milton Street.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the wake of the killings. Chief Constable Kate Meynell said: “This is a horrific and tragic incident which has claimed the lives of three people, Nottinghamshirelive reports.
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“We believe these three incidents are all linked and we have a man in custody. This investigation is at its early stages and a team of detectives is working to establish exactly what has happened.
“We ask the public to be patient while inquiries continue. At this time, a number of roads in the city will remain closed as this investigation progresses.”
Road closures in place on Tuesday morning included Ilkeston Road, Milton Street, Maples Street and Woodborough Road, from the junction with Magdala Road into the city. The tram network was also disrupted with all services suspended on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) as the police investigation continued.
Local resident Glen Gretton said he was woken up at around 5am on Tuesday morning by the sounds of a series of police cars passing his home. The 46-year-old delivery driver, who lives in a flat in Mansfield Road in Sherwood, told the PA news agency: “I heard a police car go past. It was driving extremely quickly, followed by another one, another one.
“They just kept coming so I knew something quite major … was happening somewhere around the city centre.”
