Southport Man Arrested After Fleeing Collision Scene in Maghull

Officers investigating a fail to stop collision in Maghull this morning have arrested a 49 year-old man from the Southport area. A car has also been recovered.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision and failing to report a road traffic collision. He is currently in custody.

An investigation into the collision remains ongoing.

We are continuing to appeal for anyone who was driving along Northway at around 6.55am this morning to check their dash cam to see if they captured the collision or the movements of a Skoda Octavia either before or afterwards.

Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC, contact SCIU on (0151) 777 5747, or email [email protected]