Huyton: Man dies after bike struck by car in hit and run
Several roads were closed until the evening following the collision while forensics officers examined the scene.Det Sgt Andy Roper said the man's family had been informed and were being supported and appealed for witnesses to come forward.He said: "This collision happened at busy time of day on a busy road, so I would appeal directly to anyone who saw anything and who we haven't yet spoken to with my team to please get in touch."
He urged anyone with dashboard cameras who may have been in the area in the moments before the crash to "urgently review the footage"."I would appeal to any homeowners or businesses with CCTV systems to either check for the black Volkswagen ID5 car or contact our team so that we can provide you with a link to allow us to check the footage," Det Sgt Roper said. "Any CCTV showing this car around the time of this incident may be crucial to our investigation to try and enable us to provide answers to the man's family."
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