Helicopter and police presence after woman mown down by car

A woman has been rushed to hospital after being mown down by a car.

The collision occurred in Hunts Cross near the junction of Hillfoot Avenue and Woodend Avenue at around 5pm today.

An air ambulance was seen landing on Hunts Cross School playing fields and Merseyside Police have put road closures in place on Woodend Avenue.

A spokesman for the force said the woman pedestrian was hit by a Vauxhall Insignia.

The scene of a crash at the junction of Woodend Avenue and Hillfoot Avenue, Hunts Cross, where a female pedestrian has been knocked down by a car (Liverpool Echo)

He said: "Officers were called to Hillfoot Avenue just after 5pm after receiving reports that a Vauxhall Insignia car had collided with a woman pedestrian.

"Emergency Services attended and the woman is being taken to hospital for treatment.

"Road closures are currently in place on Woodend Avenue and motorists are advised to avoid the area. 

"The driver has stopped at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries."

An air ambulance near the junction of Woodend Avenue and Hillfoot Avenue, Hunts Cross, where a female pedestrian has been knocked down by a car (Liverpool Echo)

One witness said: "Helicopter landed on Hunts Cross school play ground.

"The man stopped he was coming out of a slip road and hit her. He stopped further down. Doesn’t look good."

Anyone with information is asked to contact @MerPolCC, 101 or the Roads Policing Unit on 0151 777 5747 quoting reference 0704 of 1 February.