{"id":829515,"date":"2026-03-16T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/829515\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:07:16","slug":"lorry-smashes-into-central-reservation-on-m58-motorway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/829515\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorry smashes into central reservation on M58 motorway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyside Police were called to the motorway near Maghull<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M58 near Maghull\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_M58-near-Maghull.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"M58 near Maghull\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">M58 near Maghull(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been taken to hospital after a lorry smashed into the central reservation on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/m58\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">M58<\/a> motorway near <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/maghull\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Maghull<\/a>. Merseyside Police were called to the scene on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=liv+echo+m58&amp;rlz=1C1GCCA_en&amp;oq=liv+echo+m58&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCggCEAAYgAQYogQyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyBwgEEAAY7wUyCggFEAAYogQYiQUyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyBggHEEUYQNIBCDI4NTVqMGo0qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">M58<\/a> at around 8.55am on Monday, March 16 after a lorry crashed into the central reservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway near <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/switch-island\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Switch Island<\/a> and was partially blocked until J1 <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/maghull\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Maghull <\/a>Lane (<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkby\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kirkby<\/a>) while emergency services responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No injuries have been reported following the crash, however the driver of the HGV was taken to hospital as a precaution, the force said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sign up to our breaking news newsletter<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> here<\/a>. 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