Two arrested in London over Birmingham van incident during protest

Two men have been arrested in London after an incident in Birmingham in which a man was run over by a van after flags were removed from lamp-posts.

Officers arrested the men at Euston station near the meeting point of the “Unite the Kingdom” march.

The Metropolitan police said the men had arrived in the capital for the protest but they were arrested over an unrelated incident in Birmingham on Thursday evening. The force did not name any of the individuals in their statement on X.

The force said: “Officers have made two arrests in the vicinity of Euston station.

“Two men, wanted on suspicion of GBH following an incident in Birmingham where a man was run over, were spotted arriving into London to attend the protest.”

West Midlands police confirmed on Friday it was investigating an incident where a man was run over by a van on Thursday evening in the Birmingham suburb of Stirchley.

A man, in his 30s, suffered a broken leg that required surgery. He remained in hospital after the incident on Thursday evening, police said.

“The van failed to stop at the scene but was recovered on nearby Prince Road and is now being examined,” a statement from West Midlands police said.

“We are viewing CCTV and social media footage as we work to identify the full circumstances of what happened.”