A man who died on the M57 in a crash between a car and a lorry has been named locally by devastated friends.
People took to Facebook to pay tribute to the man, named locally as Liam, who was involved in the crash on Friday, February 3.
Emergency services were contacted at 9.10pm following reports a Seat car had been in collision with an HGV close to junction 6 on the southbound carriageway. Following the collision, the driver and one of the passengers in the car, named locally as Adam and Liam and from the Kirkby area, were pronounced dead at the scene.
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A third man who was in the car, also in his 20s and from the Kirkby area, was injured and is in hospital where he is in a serious but stable condition. The driver of the HGV stopped at the scene and is assisting with enquiries.
A number of tributes flooded in with Becki Chambers writing: "RIP Adam & Liam, thinking of your lovely families at this heart breaking time xx"
Ellie Sant said: "Rest in peace Ad & Liam. Never be forgotten."
Holly Furlong, Samantha Kenny and Beth Sleaford all said: "Rest in peace Adam and Liam."
Paying tribute to Adam, Jenna Shiers wrote: "From going for your baby milk for your mum when you was born to babysitting to u winding me up every time I saw you. I'll always treasure our childhood memories good night baby cuz. Forever 25."
Rebecca Cahill wrote: "Oh Jenna I can’t believe this. Condolences to you and your family. [I] remember Adam when he was young an he loved Scooby Doo."
Det Sgt Andy Roper from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said following the crash: “First and foremost our thoughts are with the families of the two men who tragically died and the third man seriously injured following last night’s collision. An investigation is underway which is in the very early stages.
“We are trying to establish the circumstances that led up to the collision and would ask anyone who was on the M57 between j6 and j7 around 9pm last night who saw anything significant or thinks they captured something on their dashcam to contact us. Investigative work will remain ongoing on the M57 for a considerable period of time and motorists are advised to avoid the area. We would like to thank people for their patience as this matter is dealt with.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call our Matrix Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747, email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk, or DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting reference 23000100453.
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