Man killed in Coleshill lorry hijack
Det Chief Insp Adrian McGee, from Warwickshire Police, who is leading the investigation, said: “We are still gathering information in order to establish what has happened this morning.
“We are appealing to anyone who has any information from any of the locations to contact the major Investigation unit at Warwickshire Police.
“We want to hear from anyone who saw anything that may be of interest to the police at the Station Road Industrial Estate in Coleshill, anyone driving on the Northbound carriageway of the M6 motorway between junctions 6 and 7 between 6.20am and 6.30am this morning who saw a dark blue car and anyone who saw the men arriving at Sandwell Hospital at shortly after 6.30am.”
A Warwickshire Police added: “Officers are investigating an incident Coleshill, this morning in which a lorry driver has alleged he sustained a head injury during an attempted robbery on his curtain sided lorry.
“The driver, whose first language is not English, has indicated that he was attacked in the early hours of the morning, and that he had used a knife to defend himself against his attackers who were believed to be in a dark coloured car.
“A short while later three injured men attended Sandwell Hospital bleeding heavily. One of the men, has since died from his injuries.
“The driver of the lorry, a 41 year old man, who was not seriously injured, has been arrested by Warwickshire Police on suspicion of murder.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Major Investigation Unit at Warwickshire Police on 01926 415000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
