{"id":309830,"date":"2025-08-01T17:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309830\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T17:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:41:12","slug":"drivers-urged-to-avoid-liverpool-area-after-three-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309830\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers urged to avoid Liverpool area after three car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyside Police have asked motorists to find alternative routes<\/p>\n<p>17:08, 01 Aug 2025Updated 17:32, 01 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-171619-1jpeg.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police on Croxteth Road this evening(Image: Colin Lane)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a> have urged drivers to avoid a busy Liverpool road after three cars were involved in a crash. A spokesperson for the police told the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/toxteth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ECHO<\/a> that the force received a report at 4.10pm of a road traffic collision at Princes Park gate in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/toxteth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Toxteth.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The road has been closed at the roundabout on Princes Road by the park gates, with police and ambulance in attendance. The spokesperson added: \u201cWe\u2019d ask all motorists to please avoid the area and find alternative routes.\u201d Witnesses who might have seen the incident have been asked to contact the force too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A number of bus services have been diverted following the crash. At 4.23pm, Arriva North West posted on X: \u201dPrinces Park Gate &#8211; due to a police incident, services 75, 80 and 80A are diverting away from Princes Road via Upper Parliament St and Smithdown Road, in both directions, until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At 4.26pm, Arriva said: \u201cDue to a police incident at Princes Park Gates services 26\/27 have been diverted to Upper Parliament Street omitting Lodge Lane, Princes Avenue\/Road, Upper Warwick Street and Park Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Please allow extra time for your journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At 4.28pm, the bus company added: \u201cService 204 &#8211; due to a police incident, buses towards Liverpool will use Lodge Lane, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/sefton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sefton<\/a> Park Rd and Ullet Rd and resume normal route.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-171619jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"A an accident near to the Princes Park gate on Croxteth Road\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>An accident near to the Princes Park gate on Croxteth Road(Image: Colin Lane)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Towards Belle Vale will be the reverse of that. 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