Four men in 20s killed in their 2am car crash after smashing into lamppost - with fifth passenger rushed to hospital and 11 roads forced to shut in huge emergency response
Merseyside Police have shut part of Liverpool Road while they carry out an investigation. The force has warned that closures are likely to remain in place over the coming weekend A large police presence remains in place at the site of the crash. Thye eyewitness said: 'The Cupra has hit the lamppost and then landed about 200 yards away and it's split in two and shattered across the road.
- ▪Merseyside Police have shut part of Liverpool Road while they carry out an investigation.
- ▪The force has warned that closures are likely to remain in place over the coming weekend A large police presence remains in place at the site of the crash.
- ▪Thye eyewitness said: 'The Cupra has hit the lamppost and then landed about 200 yards away and it's split in two and shattered across the road.
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:50:04 +0100 |
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Four men in their 20s have died after a car crashed into a lamppost in the early hours of Friday.A huge emergency response is underway after a black Seat Cupra veered off the road and crashed just before 2am in the Huyton area of Merseyside.Two 23-year-old men and two men, aged 24 and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene and their next of kin have been informed.A fifth man, 27, who was a passenger inside the car, was rushed to hospital and remains in a stable condition.One eyewitness who lives close to the crash has told the Daily Mail that he woke up to 'carnage' this morning.He told the Mail how the car 'split in two' with other parts of the vehicle scattered across the road.The incident has sparked travel chaos with police forced to shut 11 roads, while there is a temporary flight…
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