Police have cordoned off a busy main road in the city tonight. Longmoor Lane in Fazakerley has been closed in one direction, with a large emergency services presence at the scene.

There are five police vehicles and two forensic vans on the busy road at its junction with Third Avenue and First Avenue. Posting to Facebook, Merseyside Police said: "Due to an ongoing incident following an RTC on Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, the citybound carriage is closed from Barlow's Lane. Please find an alternative route."

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