Four men in their 20s killed after car smashes into lamppost

A huge police scene is in place in Huyton this morning following a serious crash (Picture: Liverpool Echo)

Four men have died after the car they were driving in came off the road and hit a lamppost in Liverpool early this morning.

Several roads have been closed around the scene of the crash on Liverpool Road in Huyton, which is now cordoned off and strewn with debris.

Two men aged 23, another aged 24 and a fourth aged 26 were all declared dead there shortly before 2am.

Police said a black Seat Cupra heading from Liverpool towards Knowsley came off the road after colliding with a lamppost.

Another passenger, a 27-year-old man, was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

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