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Liverpool Echo
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Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Man suffers 'medical episode' in rush hour car crash

A man suffered a "medical episode" during a car crash at rush hour.

The crash, on the corner of Welbeck Road and Liverpool Road near Birkdale Village, saw the busy road closed during rush hour on Monday, June 13. The crash, is believed to have happened around 4.50pm.

The road was shut for a number of hours with Sefton Police Facebook page posting at the time: "Road closed at Liverpool Road/Bolton Road/Welbeck Road and Liverpool Road with junction of St. Peters Road and Crosby Road in Birkdale village, due to road traffic collision.

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"Drivers should avoid Birkdale Village for the time being."

Merseyside Police confirmed the driver of one of the vehicles was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a medical episode. A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "The man injured in the crash in Birkdale suffered slight injuries – he is suspected to have suffered a medical episode which caused the crash.

"The vehicles involved were a silver Mercedes and a purple TVR Cerbera."

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