A man and woman involved in a car crash with a taxi left the scene with two young children - then returned without them.
Emergency services were called to Townsend Avenue, at 10.15pm on Thursday, to reports of a crash between a Ford Kuga and a Peugeot private hire taxi.
Following the crash a 44-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman - who were travelling in the Ford - left the scene with two young children.
Then the couple returned on their own and were immediately arrested by police.
The man, from Norris Green, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and driving without a licence.
The woman from Walton was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and drug driving.
After the crash officers located the children, whose ages are not known, and they were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Meanwhile inside the taxi the four passengers and taxi driver received minor injuries.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Both have been taken to police stations for questioning.
"The children have subsequently been located and were taken to hospital as a precaution. Safeguarding measures are ongoing.
"CCTV and witness enquiries are ongoing to establish who was driving and the full circumstances of the incident."
Pictures taken of the crash, at the junction of Broad Lane , show both vehicles stopped on a grass bank on the pavement with significant damage.
It is not know if the crash forced the cars onto the footpath or whether they were moved there after, but a significant amount of debris could also be seen across the road.
Speaking to the ECHO , a resident who lives close to the scene of the crash said that it is common for collisions to take place at the busy junction.
She said: "It is scary because obviously the cars involved are ending up outside people’s houses on grass verges and we are in and out all the time.
“It is really frequent. I have lived here for about five years and I have lost sight of how many times it’s happened.”
"Anyone who witnessed the collision or its aftermath are asked to contact @MerPolCC, 101 with reference 19100455861 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
