Police closed the road following the incident

A neighbor heard a “massive bang” as a crash closed a road near the M62 in Liverpool. Emergency services intervened a accident on Bowring Park Road near the corner of Orchard Avenue in Broadgreen Saturday afternoon, November 16.

A red Skoda has suffered significant damage after a crash involving another car. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to remove the front door before cutting the roof of the car to get the person, who was conscious and breathing, into an ambulance.

The person was taken to hospital. An incident manager for Merseyside Police said the person suffered minor injuries.

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A person who lives close to where the accident happened told him ECHO: “There was a really massive bang – a really big bang around half past five. I got out later and the emergency services seemed to be under control.

“There were fire engines, ambulances and ambulances. It looked like one of the cars was facing the wrong way on the road. They closed the whole area and nobody could get through.”

The Skoda was facing the opposite direction of travel and suffered damage to its windscreen and several doors. It looked like its roof had been cut off. Debris was also strewn across the road.

A spokesman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service told the ECHO: “Fire crews were called to a road traffic collision (RTC) on Bowring Park Road, Liverpool L14 this afternoon. Crews were alerted at 4.43pm and on scene at 4.49pm with two fire engines and the search and rescue team in attendance.

“Crews arrived to find two cars involved in a collision, the driver of one vehicle was out of the vehicle on arrival conscious and breathing, the occupant of the second vehicle was conscious and breathing but confined to the vehicle.

“North West Ambulance Service were also at the scene. Crews stabilized the vehicle and removed the front driver’s door to allow paramedics access and on the advice of paramedics, removed the roof of the vehicle and extracted the casualty using a spine board for retrieval. care of paramedics for subsequent transport to hospital.

“Merseyside Police were also at the scene managing traffic. The crews left the scene at 17.31″.

Diversions were put in place before the road was reopened to traffic at around 7pm.