Good evening, these are the latest ECHO headlines on Wednesday, September 7.
M62 driver in hospital after car flips over barrier and onto roof
A driver was rushed to hospital after their car flipped over a central reservation and ended up on its roof.
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Merseyside Police rushed to the M62 in between junctions four (The Rocket) and five (Huyton) at around 4.05pm on Wednesday, September 7, following reports of a vehicle on its roof. Once at the scene officers found a black Toyota on its roof on the westbound carriageway.
The driver was travelling out of the city when the incident happened and reported their car flipped over the central reservation and ended up on its roof. Three vehicles were involved in the crash and everyone was out of their cars by the time the emergency services arrived.
Lightning bolt sets United Utilities plant on fire
A lightning bolt hit a United Utilities plant and caused a huge blaze which saw smoke billowing for miles.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received multiple 999 calls from members of the public reporting they could see smoke from the United Utilities water treatment centre on Tuesday, September 6. The plant, on Stonebridge Lane in Fazakerley, had thick black smoke coming from it at around 5.03pm.
Once six fire engines arrived at the scene they found a silo - approximately 20m in height and 15m in diameter - was involved in fire. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have now confirmed the fire was caused by a lightning strike and was accidental.
Nan locked up for £1.2million HMRC scam days after birth of first grandchild
A nan posed as an accountant in a scam potentially worth up to £1.2million.
Lyn Karran submitted fake expenses claims to HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of dozens of clients, swindling the public purse out of at least £300,000 in doing so. The 46-year-old is now beginning a lengthy prison sentence, only days after the birth of her first grandchild.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Wednesday, that the nan ran previously a firm by the name of LK Accounting Services. Between October 2015 and 2017, she acted as an "unauthorised tax agent" - making fraudulent repayment claims for her customers in order to "enrich herself".
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