{"id":484477,"date":"2025-10-09T02:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484477\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T02:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:10:13","slug":"section-of-queens-drive-closed-after-three-car-smash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484477\/","title":{"rendered":"Section of Queens Drive closed after three-car smash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An air ambulance was spotted landing at the scene<\/p>\n<p>23:29, 08 Oct 2025Updated 00:47, 09 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Crash-old-Swan.jpg\" alt=\"The scene on Queens Drive, Old Swan\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The scene on Queens Drive, Old Swan(Image: Echo reader)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Queens Drive was partially closed this evening after a crash involving three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the junction of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/old-swan\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Queens Drive and Clayford Crescent in Old SwanLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens Drive and Clayford Crescent in Old Swan<\/a> shortly before 10pm on Wednesday, October 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Upon arrival, police found a silver Audi, a red Ford Focus, and a Volkswagen Golf had been involved in the crash. According to an incident manager from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a>, no serious injuries were reported. A witness also reported seeing an air ambulance helicopter in the area although they said it did not land. A crew arrived in a response ambulance vehicle, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Photographs taken at the scene show significant damage had been caused to two vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/car collision\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"road was closedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">road was closed<\/a> while police carried out investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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