Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident
Merseyside Police scene at James Roby Way, St Helens.(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A man has died after being hit by a car on a busy dual carriageway. Emergency services were called to the scene on James Roby Way, previously known as the St Helens Linkway, near to the junction with Chapel Lane in St Helens at around 1pm yesterday, Monday March 30.
They arrived to find a man in his 80s, from Rainhill, had been involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa. Merseyside Police has now confirmed the pedestrian has died from his injuries.
His family are being supported by specially trained officers.
A 52-year-old woman from St Helens stopped at the scene and is currently under investigation. The force has not made any arrests at this stage.
The dual carriageway was closed for several hours, as well as Chapel Lane, while police carried out investigative work. The road reopened at around 6pm last night.
Detective Sergeant Kurt Timpson, the Lead Investigating Officer from Merseyside Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “First and foremost my thoughts and those of my team remain with the man’s family at this sad time.
“Road death causes devastation for all those involved and it is our absolute priority to get answers for his family.
“An investigation has been launched to ascertain the circumstance of this collision and is in the very early stages.
“I would like to appeal for witnesses to come forward to assist us. I know that there were many other vehicles on the dual carriageway at the time that this collision happened and whilst we have traced and spoken to the occupants of some of them, I would appeal for others to contact us if we haven’t already been in touch.
“I particularly appeal to those who drive heavy goods vehicles along this route (both directions) between Eurolink and the M62 motorway, who may have dash cameras fitted.
“If you were in the area at the time, please ask your company fleet manager to urgently review and download any footage that shows any part of this incident.
“Likewise for locally based businesses, if you believe any haulage or delivery company visited your premises around the time of the incident, please pass on this appeal to them.
“Similarly, for other motorists, please check your front and rear dash cameras on your vehicle. They can often record vital evidence that you may be totally unaware of. This could be crucial to our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC, contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747, or email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk quoting reference number 26000251185.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
