A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a car was used to ‘deliberately’ hit and kill a 47-year-old man.
The vehicle was driven at the victim in Woolton, Liverpool at about 11.45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said. He died from his injuries in hospital. A 41-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, and remained in police custody on Saturday for questioning. A car has also been seized in connection with the incident. Officers are appealing for anyone with information or CCTV to come forward. Detective Inspector Katie Coote said it appeared that car was “deliberately driven at the man.”
She said: “Our investigation into this incident is in its very early stages, but it does appear the car was deliberately driven at the man.
“Despite the best efforts of the people who came to his aid and those of paramedics, he sadly passed away in hospital.
“Our thoughts remain with his family at this tragic time and specially trained officers are supporting them.
“We have launched an investigation into what happened and we have already arrested a suspect and seized the car we believe was involved.”
People living on the road in Woolton told the Liverpool Echo they heard ‘commotion’ on the street around the time of the incident last night.
After hearing the crash from inside their homes, a crowd of residents gathered on the street, and the police arrived shortly after.
A number of them are said to have come to the injured man’s aid before paramedics arrived.
Part of the road remained closed on Saturday afternoon as police continued their enquiries.
Detectives were seen knocking on doors along the street, while a large blue inflatable tent was erected in the middle of the road around the car that struck the man.
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