Two arrested following fatal road traffic collision in St Helens

We are this evening, Friday 1st December, continuing to appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in St Helens.

We were called just before 6.30am today to Islands Brow, close to its junction with Hinckley Road, to a report a cyclist was injured on the road.

The cyclist, a man in his 50s, was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital for treatment.

Despite the efforts of medical staff at hospital, he was sadly later pronounced dead.

A 60 year old man and a 31 year old woman from the St Helens area have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision. 
 
They remain in custody and urgent enquiries are continuing.

We are appealing for anyone who was in the Haresfinch and Parr area of St Helens, particularly those travelling on Woodlands Rd, Green Leach Lane, Islands Brow or Park Road, between the hours of 6.17am and 6.31am to contact us.  

Sergeant Simon Duffy said: "We are also keen to speak to anyone that noticed a silver coloured Skoda Fabia hatchback in these areas and I would urge people to review their dashcam if they travelled in the area at this time and speak to us as a matter of urgency if they believe they captured something significant."

Anyone who witnessed the collision or captured anything on CCTV or dashcam is asked to contact SCIU on (0151) 777 5747, or email [email protected]. Alternatively DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 23001212020.