An elderly pedestrian has died after a car crashed into a set of traffic lights in Liverpool city centre.
A silver Vauxhall Meriva and Seat Leon car collided close to the Strand’s junction with Mann Island on Tuesday afternoon, causing damage to a lamppost.
Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 2.50pm while police have cordoned off half of the busy stretch of road at the heart of the city centre.
Merseyside Police confirmed that two female pedestrians, aged 77 and 51, were injured in the incident and were both taken to hospital for treatment.
But the 77-year-old woman sustained a serious head injury and was pronounced dead a short time later.
Officers are currently in the process of informing a next of kin.
A 51-year-old woman remains in hospital where she is being treated for minor injuries.
Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman from Watford on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and taken her to a local station for questioning.
The northbound carriageway of the Strand is reduced to one lane at its junction between Liver Street and Mann Island.
Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes with disruption expected to continue late into the night.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact MSOC Roads Policing on 0151 777 5747 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.