Man went to buy lottery ticket - hours later he's fighting for his life

The antheral was conscionable a mates minutes from his location and connected the mode to the store to bargain a lottery summons erstwhile helium was deed by a car successful Wavertree, Liverpool, connected Friday evening

A antheral who near his location to spell and bargain a lottery summons is warring for his beingness successful infirmary aft being deed by a car.

The victim, believed to beryllium successful his 40s, was conscionable 2 minutes from his location erstwhile helium was struck by a Toyota Prius connected Friday evening. Emergency services rushed to the country astatine the junction of Wellington Road and Rathbone Road successful Wavertree, Liverpool, earlier taking the antheral to hospital.

He remains successful hospital in a superior but unchangeable condition, constabulary confirmed connected Monday. Following the incident, a subordinate of the man's household has revealed helium had lone near his location due to the fact that helium wanted to bargain a lottery summons astatine a adjacent shop, Liverpool Echo reports. The household subordinate said: "I privation radical to cognize helium was conscionable going to the store to get a lottery summons erstwhile it happened. He lives successful the area, helium was 2 minutes distant from his house."

Emergency services were initially called to reports that a Toyota Prius had collided with a pedestrian astatine 7:15pm connected Friday. The operator of the Toyota stopped astatine the country and a ample cordon was enactment successful spot portion enquiries were ongoing.

Images taken by witnesses shows a transgression country successful place, with constabulary officers lasting adjacent to the cordon. Rathbone Road, Picton Road and Wellington Road were closed successful some directions portion investigations were carried out. A fig of autobus services were besides being diverted.

Merseyside Police said successful a connection connected Friday: "An probe is underway pursuing a superior roadworthy postulation collision successful Wavertree this evening (Friday, November 22). Emergency services were called astatine 7.15pm to a study that a Toyota Prius had collided with a pedestrian, astatine the junction of Wellington Road and Rathbone Road.

"The pedestrian, a antheral believed to beryllium successful his forties, has been taken to infirmary with superior injuries, has been taken to infirmary and the operator of the Toyota stopped astatine the scene. Rathbone Road and Wellington Road astatine the junction with Wavertree Road has been closed whilst investigations are carried out, and diversions are successful place."

A unit spokesperson confirmed connected Monday that the pedestrian remains successful hospital. They said: "The antheral injured successful Friday’s collision successful Wavertree is inactive successful infirmary successful a superior but unchangeable condition."

Anyone who witnessed the collision oregon captured thing connected CCTV oregon dashcam is asked to interaction Serious Collision Investigation Unit connected (0151) 777 5747, oregon email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk. Alternatively DM @MerPolCC oregon @CrimestoppersUK connected 0800 555 111, quoting notation 0796 of 22 November.