Major road closed after person hit by lorry

Buses have also been diverted due to the incident

13:07, 16 Oct 2025Updated 13:26, 16 Oct 2025

Part of a major Liverpool road is closed after a person was hit by a lorry. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police[1] has told the ECHO[2] the force were called to Riverside Drive just before 12pm today.

It appears there has been a collision[3] between a lorry and a pedestrian on Riverside Drive in Otterspool[4], which connects south Liverpool to the city centre[5] and runs along the River Mersey[6]. Road closures are in place in the area[7].

There are no details of injuries at this stage.

Traffic monitoring service Inrix said: "Riverside Drive in both directions closed, slow traffic due to accident from A5036 Sefton[8] Street (Sefton Street roundabout) to Ellerman Road."

Arriva North West posted on X at 12.30pm this afternoon that the route of the 500 express bus service, which runs from the city centre to Liverpool John Lennon Airport[9], had been changed.

Arriva said: "Due to a police incident on Riverside Drive, service 500 is diverting via Aigburth[10] Road, Park Road and Parliament Street in both directions.

"It will be omitting Brunswick Station, Riverside Drive and Jericho Lane.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/news[11].

Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter[12].

Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here[13].

Follow us on X @LivECHONews[14] or on Bluesky @liverpoolecho.co.uk[15] - official Liverpool ECHO accounts - real news in real time.

We're also on Facebook/theliverpoolecho[16] - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.

References

1. ^ Merseyside Police (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
2. ^ ECHO (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
3. ^ collision (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
4. ^ Otterspool (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
5. ^ city centre (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
6. ^ River Mersey (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
7. ^ are in place in the area (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
8. ^ Sefton (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
9. ^ John Lennon Airport (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
10. ^ Aigburth (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
11. ^ liverpoolecho.co.uk/news (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
12. ^ daily and breaking newsletter (data.reachplc.com)
13. ^ here (data.reachplc.com)
14. ^ @LivECHONews (twitter.com)
15. ^ Bluesky @liverpoolecho.co.uk (bsky.app)
16. ^ Facebook/theliverpoolecho (www.facebook.com)