Netherton: Man killed in suspected hit-and-run crash

Police were called to the scene at 21:05 on Thursday night

Police are appealing for information after a man died in a suspected hit-and-run crash.

The man, aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Netherton, Merseyside shortly after 21:00 BST on Thursday.

Police suspect the vehicle, a black Audi S8, was stolen during a previous burglary in Rainford.

The male driver fled the scene on foot after also crashing into a house on Morgan Mews.

The victim has not yet been formally identified and his next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, Merseyside Police said.

Police believe the Audi S8 was stolen in a burglary in the early hours of Thursday in the Harrison Drive area of Rainford.

Officers said the offenders may have travelled to Rainford in a grey Audi Q2 which was stolen in a burglary in the Caithness Drive area of Crosby, also in the early hours of Thursday.

The Audi Q2 was recovered by police in Rainford.

Following Thursday night's collision police believe the driver of the Audi S8 left the scene on foot along Swifts Lane in the direction of St Bernard's Drive and said it is likely he suffered injuries in the crash.

Det Ch Insp Andy McCourt said it was a "truly a horrific incident in which an innocent member of the public has been tragically killed by a stolen car".

"I am today appealing to that driver do the right thing and hand themselves in to police," he said.

"It is only a matter of time before we find you and arrest you. The family and friends of the man who was killed have been left devastated by their loss and I am determined that we will get justice for them."

He appealed to any witnesses who may have CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage in the area of the collision, or in the areas of Caithness Drive and Harrison Drive, to contact police.

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