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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-haslam

Car flips onto its roof after smashing into post box on pavement

A car ended up on its roof in Crosby after a car crash during rush hour last night.

The Mini Cooper ended up on its roof on Liverpool Road in Crosby at around 5.40pm on Tuesday August 17.

Luckily no one was injured but the driver was sent to hospital as a precaution.

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As a result of the incident a postbox on the corner of Grosvenor Avenue and Liverpool Road was left in bits.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police told the ECHO : "Emergency services were in Crosby last night (Tuesday August 17) following a damage only road traffic collision.

The hole where the post box used to be on Liverpool Road (Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)

"At 5.40pm, reports were received of a Mini Cooper overturning at the junction of Liverpool Road and Mornington Avenue.

"The driver was uninjured but went to hospital as a precaution.

"Road closures were in place at the junction of Marldon Road/Liverpool Road and Grosvenor Road/Liverpool Road while the car was recovered. All roads were reopened around 7.30pm."

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