One dead and two injured after car hits tree

Will Jefford
BBC News, West Midlands
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An air ambulance was called to the crash alongside paramedics and police

A man has been killed and two passengers injured after a car hit a tree in Warwickshire.

The crash happened on Nuthurst Lane, in Nuneaton, shortly before 06:00 GMT on Sunday.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said bystanders gave the driver CPR, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene.

A woman, who was a passenger in the car, was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) in a critical condition.

A male passenger was given treatment by crews for non-life threatening injuries before being taken to the same hospital for further checks.

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