Man dies after being hit by suspected stolen car that crashed through wall

A man has died after being hit by a suspected stolen car in Merseyside.

The man, in his 60s, was hit by a dark Audi S8 which then ploughed into the garden on Morgan Mews in the Netherton area of Liverpool at about 9.05pm on Thursday (April 14). Merseyside police previously reported that the car involved was a dark coloured BMW, but later confirmed that it was an Audi S8.

The driver of the car, which was suspected to have been stolen during a previous burglary, fled the scene on foot, police said. Paramedics attended and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Neighbours said the car had crashed into the back garden of a property. Today (Friday April 14) a police cordon was in place in the surrounding area and a house in Morgan Mews was taped off, with a white tent visible in the back garden.

One woman, who did not want to be named, said: “I’ve just woken up to all this. I looked out of the window and saw a car in the neighbour’s garden. I think it’s gone through the railings and through their wall. There’s a blue tarpaulin over it now.

“It’s scary. We were out in the garden with the kids until about 7pm yesterday and I just feel lucky we weren’t out there when it happened. It’s heartbreaking.”

Another neighbour said: “I was watching television about 9pm and I just saw the blue lights. I looked out of the window and it was swarming with police. The poor fella who has died, he was probably just going for a pint.”

A resident on nearby The Marian Way, to where the police cordon extended, said: “I did hear a big bang last night but I didn’t think anything of it. Then there were loads of police, all along the road here, and it was all cordoned