A large truck has pulled down the overhanging Christmas lights on a street that people dubbed 'Liverpool's most festive'.
The accident happened at around 10.30am when a tall lorry managed to take down several sets of lights as it made its way down Peasefield Road in Dovecot.
Together with his 69-year-old neighbour Theresa Nutty, Frank McKenna had originally spent weeks putting the decorative lights up on the street.
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The 42-year-old said: "We just had a wagon go down, it wasn't his fault but he's taken quite a few of the lights down.
"He drove off. I don't think he realised he was doing much damage.
"He's taken six full sets down. It's just one of those things."
People had been travelling for miles to see the street that has been decorated with over 35,000 bulbs by its festive residents.
Frank told the ECHO in November: “We've both being doing it for about five or six years.
"But this year, when we had the clap for the NHS, we had a few street parties and games of bingo.
“We all put money in for a street party but with being in lockdown now we've spent the money on lights and try and cheer the kids up.
“We had a little bit of a traffic jam last night, there were that many cars.
“All the kids were coming out too and it was nice to see their smiles.”
Now Frank and his festive neighbours will have to bring out the ladders once again if the streets going to be ready for visitors.
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This time, he said he will be making a significant change having learned a valuable lesson from the this morning's mishap.
He said: "It's our own fault for not having them high enough to be honest. We'll get them replaced."
