A man has been arrested after an horrific crash left a busy road closed for nine hours.
The 26-year-old is set to be questioned on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
His arrest came as two people were taken to hospital with what Merseyside Police said were serious injuries.
Emergency services were called to New Brighton just before 9pm last night following reports of a crash on the junction of Victoria Road and Rowson Street.
Police, fire and ambulance crews attended the scene, where the crash between a Vauxhall Corsa and a Mercedes left debris scattered across the road.
A man and a woman were taken to hospital with serious injuries, while the man who was arrested also required an assessment.
The road re-opened just before 6am on Monday.
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Police enquiries are ongoing and Inspector Stuart McIver, from Merseyside Police's Roads Policing Unit, said: "If you were in the area and witnessed this collision or may have captured details on home CCTV, dashcam or other information, please let us know.
"Any small detail could be key to finding out exactly what happened."
*Anyone with information can contact the force through Twitter (@MerPolCC), Facebook (Merseyside Police Contact Centre) or by calling 101 with the crime reference 21000163594.
