Alperton: Murder investigation after man hit by car following Tube station brawl
Two men in their 20s were taken to hospital after being injured outside Alperton Tube station in north west London.
Wednesday 17 April 2019 07:09, UK
A murder investigation has been launched after a man who was hit by a car during a fight outside a London underground station died in hospital.
Two men, aged 27 and 21, were taken to hospital for treatment after being injured when a vehicle hit them during a violent disturbance near Alperton Tube station in Wembley, north west London, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police said: "The 21-year-old man was later discharged. The other man remained in hospital.
"His condition was not initially thought to be life-threatening; however his condition deteriorated and he died in hospital on the evening of Tuesday, 16 April."
Officers were called to the scene on Ealing Road at 1.28am where they arrested nine people on suspicion of affray.
Six of them are now being held on suspicion of murder, while one of the men was being held on suspicion of attempted murder, Scotland Yard said.
Detectives appealed for anyone with information or any passing motorist with dashcam footage to contact them "as a matter of urgency".
Anyone with information can call police on 101 or contact them via Twitter @MetCC. Quote CAD 363/16APR. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.