Tributes have been paid to a man killed after being hit by a suspected stolen car.
A man, in his 60s, was hit by the car that then crashed into a house in Netherton. Emergency services rushed to the scene at around 9.05pm on Thursday, April 13.
Detectives are reporting that the dark coloured Audi S8 crashed into a house on Morgan Mews. The man who was driving the car, which is suspected to have been stolen during a previous burglary, then ran from the scene.
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Commenting on Facebook, Victoria Fletcher said: "This is heart breaking." Michelle Slack added: "God bless the man and his family, tragic."
Debbie Cutler commented: "Thinking of the mans family and friends, also the people in the house. Hope they find the male who ran away and throw the book at him." A fourth person, Jacqui Bradley McLelland said: "This is so sad, thinking of the man's family at this very sad time and also the people who live in the house where the car crashed."
Jackie Mcgee added: "So very sad RIP, thinking of his family and friends, hope they catch who done this and he rot." One ECHO user said: "Why is it always the innocent who suffer. RIP to this man and thoughts to his family."
Another commented: "Poor guy just going about his life. Come on people do the right thing - that could've been your father, grandfather, uncle - someone knows who did this."
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 BMW 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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