Four men in their 20s die after a car leaves the road and crashes into a lamppost in Huyton, Merseyside, in the early hours of Friday. Police say they are called just before 02:00 BST following reports that a black Seat Cupra collided with a lamppost on Liverpool Road. According to police and multiple outlets, a fifth passenger is taken to hospital after the crash. The car is reported to have been travelling from Liverpool towards Knowsley. Emergency response teams attend the scene, and roads in the area are affected during the incident response.
Several reports describe the vehicle as having come off the road and struck the lamp post, with the men dying at the scene. The Guardian reports that police appeal for witnesses, indicating an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading up to the crash. The incident remains under police investigation.
