- Victim was in the passenger seat of the BMW which was left completely mangled
- Collision happened outside the Salvation Army in the Old Swan area of the city
- The driver somehow survived and police detained him at the scene after 4.35am
- Incident, as per protocol, referred to IPCC for them to carry out an investigation
A man in his 30s has has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a bus stop and a lampost during a police chase on Christmas morning.
The victim was in the passenger seat of the BMW which was left completely mangled in Liverpool at 4.35am today.
Pieces of the car were left strewn across the road outside a Salvation Army building in the Old Swan area of the city and somehow the driver survived.
A car was left completely destroyed after a crash in Old Swan in the early hours of Christmas morning
Pieces of the car were left strewn across the road outside a Salvation Army building in the Old Swan area of the city and somehow the driver survived
A man in his 30s has has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a bus stop and a lampost during a police chase on Christmas morning
The victim was in the passenger seat of the BMW which was left completely mangled in Liverpool at 4.35am today
A Merseyside Police spokesman said an investigation was ongoing and that the car crashed after a ‘short police pursuit’.
The incident, as per protocol, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the driver was detained at the scene.
A cordon remains in place around the area and Prescot Road is currently closed between the junctions of Green Lane and St Oswalds Street to allow for an investigation to be carried out.
The victim has yet to be identified.