Teenager dies after taking 'bad batch' of drug

Teenager dies after taking 'bad batch' of a suspected Class A drug Credit: ITV News Central

An 18-year-old man has died after taking a 'bad batch' of a suspected Class A drug at a nightclub.

The man from Chelmsley Wood was taken to hospital on New Year's Day, after spending the night at the Rainbow Club in Digbeth.

It is thought he had taken a 'bad batch' of a suspected Class A drug.

Police want to trace two men and a woman about the distribution of the drug at the club. One of the men and the woman were mixed race and the other man was white and wearing a fluorescent jacket and white shirt.

Four others were also taken to hospital but they have now been released.