Lorry driver arrested on suspicion of drug driving after Switch Island crash
A lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a crash.
Emergency services were called to Switch Island on the M58[1] at around 6.30am on Friday, May 31 after reports of a crash involving a yellow lorry. When officers arrived, they found the lorry had overturned.
Merseyside Police have now confirmed a 48-year-old man from Wavertree[2] has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving. There are long delays in the area and there is no access to Brooms Cross Road to M57/Dunnings Bridge Road and no access to Dunnings Bridge Road/Northway from M57.
The driver of the vehicle was checked over by paramedics and no one was injured during the incident. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police urged people to avoid the area while recovery takes place. Arriva also confirmed two bus diversions, including the 300 service and 310.
If you have any information on this incident, please contact @MerPolCC, 101 quoting log 118 of Friday 31 May.
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