Police have released a 29-year-old man arrested after a Mercedes crashed into Marine Lake in Southport. The driver fled the scene, but was later apprehended. The car caused damage to the bandstand before ending up partially submerged. Roads were closed during the incident, and the vehicle was later recovered.
Police have issued an update following a Mercedes crash into Marine Lake in Southport . The silver car collided with barriers at the lake around 3:50 am on Saturday, February 1st. Officers had observed the vehicle traveling at excessive speed five minutes earlier on High Park Place. The impact caused damage to the bandstand, and the car ended up partially submerged.
A search operation, involving the Coastguard, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, and the National Police Air Service helicopter, was unable to locate the driver, who is believed to have fled the scene. A 29-year-old man from Southport was later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident, perverting the course of justice, and drink driving. In an update released on February 3rd, a police spokesperson confirmed that he has been released under investigation pending further inquiries. Albany Road and Southport Promenade were temporarily closed while emergency services responded to the incident. The car was subsequently recovered from the lake, drawing the attention of many onlookers. Anyone with information is urged to contact @MerPolCC or call 101, referencing log number 25000085908. \Lancashire Live now offers a WhatsApp community to deliver the latest news directly to your phone. Breaking news, opinion pieces, and top stories are sent straight to our community, and we encourage you to join. For participation, users must have WhatsApp downloaded. To join, simply click on the provided link, select 'Join Community', and you're in. Rest assured, your personal information remains confidential within the community, and you will only receive messages from the LancsLive news team. We won't overload your WhatsApp feed with constant messages, but you will receive daily updates on the latest stories from across Lancashire. Feel free to leave the community at any time by clicking on the name at the top of your screen and selecting 'Exit Group'. \ Joining our new WhatsApp community grants you access to daily breaking news and top stories from LancsLive. Additionally, we offer our community members special deals, promotions, and advertisements from ourselves and our partners. If you find our community unsuitable, you can leave at any time. For detailed information, please refer to our Privacy Notice. Subscribe to our daily newsletter LANCS LIVE NEWS and receive all the most significant stories from across Lancashire directly to your inbox
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