Further arrests have been made by police investigating a two-car collision which left a pedestrian in Liverpool city centre critically injured. The crash occurred after a white Audi was seen speeding down The Strand around 01:10 BST on Saturday. The Audi collided with a private hire car, which, in turn, hit a 44-year-old man near Brunswick Street. A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop or report a road traffic collision, and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
Additionally, a 36-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Police are still searching for the driver of a black Hackney cab who drove away from the scene carrying a suspect. The taxi driver picked up the man outside Liverpool Crown Court before driving off in the direction of Dale Street. The suspect is described as a white man with fair hair, wearing dark shorts, with a lighter coloured t-shirt and dark trainers. He had a bag across his body and appeared to be injured.
The pedestrian was taken to the hospital while the private hire car driver, a man in his 50s, was treated for neck injuries at the scene. Detectives are appealing to the public and ask anyone with information about the incident to come forward. The force has also referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which is standard procedure as the collision followed police contact. Police hope that the taxi driver will come forward and assist with their investigation.
Det Sgt Kurt Timpson has urged the driver to get in touch with them as soon as possible to help law enforcement with their inquiry. He said, “The driver of that taxi may not realise the significance of that journey as it was not at the scene of the collision, but I appeal to them to get in touch with us as soon as possible to assist us with our enquiries.” The incident had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, standard procedure in such cases
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