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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ellen Kirwin

Woman fighting for her life after being hit by car as two arrested

A woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a car on a Liverpool city centre road.

The woman, in her 60s, was involved in a crash on Brownlow Hill, at around 2.55pm on Sunday, January 30.

Emergency services attended the scene after the crash involving a red Vauxhall and the woman.

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She was airlifted to hospital where she remains in a critical condition.

Officers arrested a 31-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man from Liverpool on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The pair, the driver and passenger of the red Vaxhuall, remained at the scene while investigations took place.

Police at the scene of a crash on Brownlow Hill this afternoon (Liverpool ECHO)

Photos of the scene showed seven police cars lining the road along with a fire engine and ambulance crews.

A large police cordon was put in place outside the University of Liverpool while emergency services work at the scene for a number of hours.

Great Newton Street and the area between Clarence Street and Mount Pleasant were also closed.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 2.55pm (Sunday, January 30) officers were called to a report of a collision involving a red Vauxhall and a woman on Brownlow Hill in Liverpool.

"The driver and passenger of the red Vauxhall remained at the scene

"The woman in her 60s was taken to hospital via air ambulance.

"A 31-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man from Liverpool have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

"They were taken to a police station in Merseyside where they are currently in custody.

"Great Newton Street and the area between Clarence Street and Mount Pleasant is currently closed whilst officers continue their enquiries."

Anyone with more information is asked to contact @MerPolCC, with log 610 of 30/01/2022 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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