People living in the area where a man died in a hit and run said they have always feared "something like this was going to happen".
Those living near the roundabout off Swifts Lane, The Marian Way and Poulsom Drive in Netherton described how cars speed in the area and drive dangerously. One man told the ECHO he "had been saying for years" a fatality would happen.
Another resident described how she helped one person who was hit by a car, she said: "It was only last year I had to help an Uber driver after he got knocked down."
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It comes after a man in his 60s, died after a suspected stolen Audi S8 hit him on Thursday, April 13. The car hit the victim and then crashed into the back of a house on Morgan Mews, Netherton.
The driver of the Audi S8, believed to be a man, then ran from the scene before police were able to speak to him. Officers said he made off on foot along Swifts Lane in the direction of St Bernard’s Drive.
They said it is also likely that he suffered injuries during the crash. In the run up to the incident, officers think the Audi S8 was stolen in a burglary in the early hours of Thursday, April 13, in the Harrison Drive area of Rainford.
The suspects may have travelled to the Rainford area in a grey Audi Q2 which was stolen in a previous burglary in the Caithness Drive area of Crosby, also during the early hours of Thursday. The Audi Q2 was later recovered by police in Rainford.
A huge cordon was in place from the early hours of Friday morning to around 6pm. The wall of the house the car smashed into has been completely knocked down.
Wooden panels are also in place at the back of the house where the car crashed into. Neighbours said the family living there are staying at relatives following the ordeal. Bunches of flowers have also been left at the scene.
Other people living in the area described hearing the "loud bang". One person told the ECHO: "All we heard was a loud bang and went outside to see what was happening. We spoke to police who wouldn't disclose anything but we were just told we were safe."
Detective chief inspector Andy McCourt said: "This is truly a horrific incident in which an innocent member of the public has been tragically killed by a stolen car. The driver of the car has then made off on foot. I am today appealing to that driver do the right thing and hand themselves in to police.
"It is only a matter of time before we find you and arrest you. The family and friends of the man who was killed have been left devastated by their loss and I am determined that we will get justice for them.
"If anyone in the community who knows who that person is or have any information I would urge them to come forward. I would also appeal for any witnesses who may have CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage in the area of the collision or in the areas of Caithness Drive and Harrison Drive to please come forward and assist us.
"Witnesses are asked to contact our Matrix Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747, email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk, or DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting reference 23000314332. 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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