Families have had enough of living near a "dangerous junction" after a number of serious car crashes.
The junction of Deysbrook Lane, Croxteth Hall Lane, and Princess Drive in West Derby was sealed off by police on Tuesday after a teenage boy was knocked off his electric bike by a car. The boy was taken to hospital with a head injury and remains in a serious condition.
The driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting with enquiries. The crash comes just two months after a fatal incident at the same junction involving a car which crashed into a house, causing part of it to collapse.
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Tributes remain at the scene for a man, in his 40s, who was killed in the crash on July 24, named locally as Frank.
Daniel Dutton, 26, and his partner have decided to move out of their home on Deysbrook Lane with their four week old baby due to concerns about the "dangerous junction."
Daniel said they made the decision after the impact of the crash in July, which caused their entire house to shake and photos to fall off the walls. Daniel said: "I don't want to live here anymore. I'm not putting my baby or my family in jeopardy.
"When you're on Croxteth Hall Lane you can't see what comes left or right. It's a dangerous junction all together.
"We walk around that corner to go to the park with the baby. We've only lived here around six months but I think this is the 3rd or 4th [crash] in a year - it's horrible."
Len Davey has lived near the corner of Croxteth Hall Lane and Deysbrook Lane for the last 58 years in the same house his wife Eileen grew up in. During that time, Len said the road has gone from being a country lane to a dangerous road, with drivers travelling at speeds well above the 30mph limit and jumping red lights.
Len said he has to look both ways before stepping out of his front door for fear of a car ploughing onto the pavement.
Len said: "[Crashes] always happen on this corner. It's unbelievable. I think the road itself needs widening. When you come out of your front door you think the traffic is going to come onto the side."
Len and Eileen were among the residents forced to evacuate their homes back in July after a crash caused part of a house to collapse. The damage from that crash is still visible today, with the upstairs rooms of the house completely exposed.
In a previous interview with the ECHO, Len said: "To tell you the truth we're getting so used to it now. There was a crash here just six weeks ago. You don't feel safe in your own home."
Deysbrook Lane remains closed in both directions this afternoon due to accident investigation work taking place from Baycliff Road to Tesco.
A police spokesperson said: "We are currently at the junction of Deysbrook Lane/Princess Drive in West Derby following reports of a collision involving a car and an electric bike. We were contacted at 8.05am today, Tuesday 20th September, following the collision between the bike a Lexus car.
"A teenage male who was on the bike has been taken to hospital with a head injury and is in a serious condition. The driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting with enquiries.
"An investigation into the collision is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call our Matrix Roads Policing Unit on (0151) 777 5747, email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk, or DM @MerPolTraffic on Twitter quoting log 137 of 20th September."
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