Police are hunting the driver of a skip lorry after a pedestrian was killed in a suspected hit and run at one of Liverpool’s busiest road junctions. The unnamed man, believed to be in his 50s, was knocked down near the junction of Queens Drive and East Prescot Road, Stoneycroft, yesterday afternoon. The driver of the lorry, which was travelling towards Childwall, failed to stop at the scene. Motorists faced continued traffic chaos last night as forensic investigations began on the partly blocked road, with lengthy tailbacks in Old Swan and past Broadgreen hospital. The lorry, which may not have been carrying a skip, was last seen heading along Queens Drive in the direction of the Rocket pub. Carl Lopez, 34, saw the collision, which happened at just after 4pm, from the nearby Navigator pub. He said: “The lorry just carried on going and the body was just lying there in the road. I do not know if the driver knew he had hit someone. It was a big skip truck. “It has caused havoc with the traffic. This road is so busy at rush hour.” The man, whose next of kin were due to be informed last night, was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was the latest in a catalogue of collisions on the busy city road, which leads to and from the M62. Police hunt for skip lorry after suspected hit and run in Liverpool’s Queens Drive Residents have called on police to enforce tougher speed restrictions. Linda Waterson, 58, said: “It does not surprise me in the slightest there has been another accident. “People drive along here as if they are still on the motorway. It is terribly dangerous. I have lived in the area for nine years, and in that time there have been countless accidents and deaths.” Alice Thompson, 59, of Queens Drive, added: “The speeds along here are so dangerous. “We do not know exactly what has happened here but the level of collisions and accidents suggests something does need to be done.” Police are appealing for details of the skip lorry including registration number, make, model, and colour or company name. Witnesses should contact police on 0151-709 6010 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

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A motorcyclist escaped after his bike collided with a van on New Chester Road. The man, who is in his 50s and from Bromborough, was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital to be treated for a broken leg following the incident yesterday afternoon. The incident happened just after 1pm and the road was blocked off. Both the white Vauxhall Combo van and the Triumph motorbike were towed off the road at around 2.50pm. Wirral News

A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his car flipped over in a horror smash. His black Mazda collided with a blue Rover at around 12.40pm yesterday. The Rover driver was able to walk away but the Mazda driver was left trapped inside his car. He had to be cut out by the emergency services. It happened opposite the Three Stags Hotel in Spital Road, Bebington, between its junctions with Church Road and St Andrews Road. The Mazda driver, who is from Higher Bebington, was taken to hospital where he was checked over for whiplash injuries. Spital Road was closed for just over two hours. Merseyside police are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward. Anyone with information should call 0151-777 5771. Liverpool Echo