General · 24 July 2026
Huyton crash leaves four young men dead and another in hospital
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A fifth man, aged 27, remains stable in hospital following the collision in Huyton just before 2am on Friday. The men were heading towards Knowsley from Liverpool when their black Seat Cupra left the road. Merseyside Police have shut eleven surrounding routes for the weekend and are asking locals to check their doorbell cameras for footage.
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