A man died after being hit by a suspected stolen car in Netherton.
Emergency services attended the scene, at around 9.05pm last night after reports a dark coloured Audi S8 had crashed into a house on Morgan Mews. At the scene, police, ambulance and fire service crews found a man had also been hit by a car.
Officers have now confirmed that the man, in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man who was driving the car, which is suspected to have been stolen during a previous burglary, ran away from the scene on foot.
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Merseyside police previously reported that the car involved was a dark coloured BMW. However they later confirmed that it was an Audi S8.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene and a structural assessor will decide if the property is structurally sound and safe. Detective Inspector Colin Rennison said: "We are in the very early stages of establishing the circumstances of this incident.
"Officers are currently at the scene and house-to-house enquiries are being carried out. We will also be checking CCTV and smart doorbell footage from the area in a bid to identify the male who was driving the vehicle.
"We are interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen a dark-coloured Audi S8 being driven in the area before the collision occurred. Any information you have, however small you may think it is, could prove to be vital to our enquiries.
"If you witnessed this incident or have any information please contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 1042 of 13th April. You can also call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously."
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