Liverpool crash: Dangerous driving charge after pedestrian seriously hurt

The 44-year-old pedestrian has been left in a critical condition after the city centre crash

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a pedestrian was critically injured in a crash.

The 44-year-old was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck on the Strand in Liverpool city centre at 01:00 BST on Saturday.

Two cars had crashed before the injured man was hit on a footpath, Merseyside Police said.

A 28-year-old has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

Police said the man, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with driving whilst unfit through drugs and using a vehicle without insurance.

He will appear at Wirral Magistrates Court later.

Police said a white Audi TT and a private hire car, a grey Toyota Auris, had crashed before the pedestrian was hit on the footpath.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

An Audi TT and a Toyota Auris collided before the man was struck on the footpath, police say

Det Sgt Kurt Timpson said: "Our thoughts remain with the man's family at this time.

"They are being supported by specially trained officers, as they anxiously await an update on his condition."

He thanked the local community for their help with the inquiry and "those who helped the injured people at the scene".

A 53-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man from Southport who were previously arrested in connection with the incident have been bailed pending further inquiries.

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