A man and a woman who died after driving into floodwater on Merseyside have been pictured for the first time.
Philip and Elaine Marco have been named locally as the victims in the accident, with tributes pouring in.
The alarm was first raised around 9.20pm on Saturday night to the vehicle which was on Queens Drive, Mossley Hill.In a statement, Merseyside Police confirmed: "The next of kin of the man and woman have now been informed and formal identification has been made. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Dalton said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of the man and woman who sadly lost their lives in this tragic incident, despite the best efforts of passing members of the public, our officers and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services at the scene.“We are at the early stages of an ongoing investigation on Queens Drive to establish the circumstances of this tragic incident.
“We are continuing to appeal to anyone who was on Queens Drive, between North Mossley Hill Road and Dovedale Road at around 9.20pm last night and saw the accident, or who stopped to try help or anyone who had any dashcam footage from their car to come forward as soon as possible.
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