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Four Men Killed After Car Crashes Into Lamppost on Merseyside
A 27-year-old passenger survived in stable condition as police investigated the crash and closed nearby roads all weekend.
- On Friday, four men died after their black Seat Cupra crashed into a lamppost on Liverpool Road in Huyton while traveling from Liverpool towards Knowsley, Merseyside Police reported.
- Two 23-year-old men, a 24-year-old man, and a 26-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene, while a 27-year-old passenger survived and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- Merseyside Police closed eleven roads, including East Prescot Road, for the investigation expected to continue all weekend, and established a temporary flight restriction zone for drones above Liverpool Road.
- Superintendent Paul Holden said "it is now our priority to get answers for them on how the collision occurred," urging witnesses and residents with doorbell footage to contact authorities.
- Residents Tyler Montague and Ayla Kirchner described hearing a loud noise that sounded like a "petrol tank had exploded," while bus routes 7, 9, 10, 10A, and 10B were diverted due to closures.
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Four men killed after car crashes into lamppost on Merseyside
Police received a report that a black Seat Cupra had come off the road after colliding with a lamppost on Liverpool Road in Huyton earlier today (Friday, July 24, 2026)
·Chester, United Kingdom
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