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Liverpool Echo
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Rebecca Koncienzcy

Update on taxi driver injured in tunnel crash that killed woman and boyfriend

A taxi driver who was injured in the fatal Queensway Tunnel crash has now been discharged from hospital and is now in a rehabilitation centre.

The smash in the Birkenhead Tunnel in the early hours of Sunday, October 17 claimed the lives of 22-year-old Paige Rice and her boyfriend, also in his 20s.

Their Audi S3 hit a taxi and Merseyside Police confirmed the injured taxi driver is not the subject of any criminal inquiries.

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The taxi driver, in his 40s, whose identity is unknown, suffered serious injuries and spent weeks in hospital.

Merseyside Police yesterday stated he was recovering at home but today confirmed he was recovering from his injuries in a rehabilitation centre.

On November 17, the family and friends of Paige Rice said their final goodbye at a funeral held at Woodlands Crematorium in Birmingham.

The nail technician from the West Midlands would have been 23 the day before she was laid to rest.

Her mum Clare said Paige had been in Liverpool visiting her boyfriend, who was the driver of the car and died in hospital a few days later.

Further details about him have not been released.

Paige Rice, from Marston Green, who died in a car crash in the Queensway tunnel, Liverpool (Instagram/paigericex)

In the aftermath of the crash Inspector Mark Worrell said: "I would ask anyone who saw anything prior to the collision which could assist our enquiries to get in touch.

"It is believed that prior to entering the tunnel the Audi had been in collision with another vehicle on the Hunter Street roundabout. We are currently examining a number of lines of enquiry."

An online fundraising campaign created to support Paige's family has since raised more than £32,000, including a £5,000 donation from Manchester City and England footballer Jack Grealish.

*Inquiries into the crash remain ongoing. Anyone with any relevant CCTV, dashcam or other footage is asked to contact Merseyside Police on 0151 777 5747, via email (rpiu@merseyside.police.uk), or on the force's social media accounts, with the incident reference number: 21000720520

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