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Nottingham attack: Two of the victims killed were students at University of Nottingham

Nottingham attack: Two of the victims killed were students at University of Nottingham

Two of the three people killed in attacks in Nottingham this morning were students at the University of Nottingham.

Police had declared a “major incident” earlier this morning after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am.

Officers were then called to Milton Street just over a mile away where a van driver had attempted to run over three people in what police believe is a connected incident. Those injured are currently being treated in hospital.

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A third man was found dead in Magdala Road nearby.

An eyewitness reported seeing a young man and young woman being stabbed on Ilkeston Road.

Another eyewitness said she saw a van driver hit two people in Nottingham City Centre.