An air ambulance landed in nearby Costco car park
Officers were directing people away from the scene(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A road was closed to traffic this evening following a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the junction of Vandries Street and Waterloo Road in Vauxhall shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, May 28.
The crash involved a Volkswagen ID3 and an AJS Highway Star motorbike, police said. The driver stopped at the scene and is assisting police with enquiries.
A cordon was put in place on a large section of the road and a number of side roads, including Vulcan Street and Porter Street, were closed at the junction of Waterloo Road.
Photos taken from the scene show a significant emergency services response including fire engines, paramedics and police. An air ambulance later landed in nearby Costco car park to provide medical support, however this departed at around 7.50pm.
A witness at the scene told how she was walking to the car when she heard “a bang and then scraping”. She told the ECHO: “It was an awful sound. This is a terrible junction. Cars park all the way to the edge of the road and it’s really difficult to see what’s coming.”
A significant emergency services presence was at the scene, including police, fire engines and an air ambulance(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A white screen was put in place inside the cordon, and a silver car with its hazard lights flashing was clearly visible. Both its bonnet and boot were open.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: “We are this evening, Wednesday 28 May, dealing with a road traffic collision at the junction of Vandries Street and Waterloo Road in Liverpool.
“We were contacted at just after 7pm following reports a Volkswagen ID3 had been in collision with an AJS Highway Star motorbike. Emergency services including the air ambulance were called to the scene.
“The driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting with enquiries.”
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information is asked to DM @MerPolCC, contact SCIU on 0151 777 5747, or email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk quoting log reference 25000439482.
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