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A retiree is in critical condition and three others were injured after a car crashed into a tree on a busy highway.
All of the victims were inside the vehicle, which was traveling down Aigburth Road in Aigburth, near the junction with Mersey Road, when it struck a tree trunk in the central reservation.
The most seriously injured victim, a woman in her 70s, has been rushed to hospital.
Paramedics, police and firefighters rushed to the scene following reports of a collision at 6.40pm.
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A helicopter from the Northwest Air Ambulance Service also attended the scene and landed on the field of the nearby Aigburth cricket club.
A tent had been erected near the crash site and the road is expected to remain closed for some time.
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A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: “At 6.40pm, a car was reported to have collided with a tree on Aigburth Road.
Emergency services are present and the four occupants of the vehicle will be transferred to the hospital for evaluation.
“The condition of one occupant, a woman in her 70s, is described as critical.
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“There are currently road closures and motorists are advised to avoid the area.”
Anyone who has witnessed the incident, or who has any information, should contact @MerPolCC, 101 quoting ref. 854 of 9/20/20 or the Highway Policies Unit at 0151 777 5747.
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