IN THE NEWS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER UNBELIEVABLY WALK AWAY UNHURT AFTER MANCHESTER PHV OVERTURNS
A private hire driver and his passenger ‘unbelievably’ walked away uninjured after a minicab flipped onto its roof in a scary shunt in Moston. The Manchester Evening News reports that police attended the scene of the crash, on Lightbrowne Road in Moston, on the afternoon of Friday 22 July 22. They found that the silver PHV had collided with a lamppost, and ended up
on its roof. Releasing photos of the aftermath of the collision, Greater Manchester Police said: “Patrols attended a one vehicle [road traffic collision], vehicle over- turned on Lightbowne Road, [Moston], earlier this afternoon. “Unbelievably no injuries to driver or Pas- senger. Driver reported. Street light was one day old. Vehicle now recovered.”
POLICE INVESTIGATION AFTER TAXI CRASHED THROUGH A WALL IN GREENOCK
Police are investigating how a taxi crashed through a wall in Greenock. According to the Greenock Telegraph, the cab ploughed through a brick perimeter and came to rest just inches from a building in the town’s Inverkip Road. It is not known if anyone was hurt in the smash which took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 6
July, as police have have only released limited information relating to the incident. A police force spokesperson said: “We received a report of a vehicle having been involved in a road traffic crash on Inverkip Road, Greenock, in the early hours of July 6. “Enquiries into the incident are continuing at this time.”
NEIGHBOURS HEAR MASSIVE BANG AS PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED BY FLAMES IN LIVERPOOL
Neighbours heard a “massive bang” as a private hire was engulfed by flames on a busy road. The Liverpool Echo reports that Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call at around 7.43pm on Wednesday, July 27 reporting a car fire on Seth Powell Way in Huyton. Once one fire engine arrived at the scene just four minutes later they found a Ford SUV private hire vehicle well alight in the road. Firefighters used cones to stop traffic from passing the car and got to work putting out the flames with one hose reel jet.
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Pictures from the scene show what looks like major damage to the inside of the car. Merseyside Police also attended the scene, but nobody was believed
to be injured. An eyewitness reported hearing a “massive bang” before seeing smoke coming from Seth Powell Way. The man, who asked not to be named said: “We heard the bangs from our road and thought there had been a crash because we heard a massive bang. I saw the smoke and flames through the trees and could smell the burning. “It looks like nobody is hurt as there are no ambulances. I hope everyone is OK.” Firefighters were left to dampen down the vehicle.
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