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Youths crash car and torch it in Walsall

A group of youths set a car on fire after crashing it into a lamppost in Walsall.

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Police officers and firefighters headed to Lincoln Avenue, Willenhall, at about 6.15am yesterday after reports of a car losing control and crashing into a post.

A number of youths are believed to have run off from the car after torching it, and police are now investigating.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We were called at 6.15am reporting a car having lost control and crashed into a lamppost.

"It's understood that at least three, maybe more, male youths have run off from the car having deliberately set it alight. Enquiries are ongoing."

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