{"id":28985,"date":"2026-05-05T11:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/28985\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:23:18","slug":"update-on-three-car-crash-in-kirkdale-after-man-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/28985\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on three-car crash in Kirkdale after man arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Kirkdale road was shut while police officers, fire crews and paramedics cleared the scene<\/p>\n<p>08:41, 05 May 2026Updated 08:41, 05 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The crash happened on Westminster Road in Kirkdale\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_IMG_1829jpeg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The crash happened on Westminster Road in Kirkdale\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The crash happened on Westminster Road in Kirkdale(Image: Jack Fitzpatrick)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An update has been issued after a three-car crash in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkdale\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kirkdale<\/a>. Merseyside Police was called to Westminster Road at 5.20pm on Saturday, May 2 after a crash between a Volkswagen Golf, a Hyundai and a Dacia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Merseyside Police<\/a>, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-service\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/north-west-ambulance-service\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">North West Ambulance Service<\/a> were all called to the incident. Westminster Road was closed for a short time while emergency services dealt with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the force told the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">ECHO <\/a>on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/man-arrested-suspicion-drink-driving-33879388\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Saturday that there were minor injuries<\/a> following the incident. A man, who was the driver of the Dacia, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In an update this morning (Tuesday, May 5) a spokesperson for the force said the man who was arrested is a 53-year-old from Kirkdale. 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