Elderly Woman Dies in Fazakerley Hit-and-Run; Police Search for Vehicle and driver
A tragic hit-and-run incident in Fazakerley, Merseyside, has left an 81-year-old woman dead and police urgently searching for the vehicle and driver involved. The incident occurred on longmoor Lane on Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 4:15 PM.
Emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a dark-colored vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Longmoor Lane and third Avenue. The victim, a local resident who was believed to be on a short trip to a nearby shop, sustained critical injuries and was transported to Aintree Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
As of 10:43 PM GMT on December 5, 2025, the vehicle and its driver remain unidentified and at large. Law enforcement officials are actively reviewing local CCTV footage in an effort to identify the car,which is expected to exhibit signs of damage consistent wiht a collision.
Police are conducting a thorough investigation, including house-to-house inquiries and interviews with multiple witnesses. Detectives have issued a public appeal for anyone possessing CCTV, doorbell camera recordings, or dashcam footage from the vicinity of Longmoor lane around the time of the incident to come forward with information.
Longmoor Lane has been closed to traffic to facilitate forensic examinations. Officers were observed collecting evidence and documenting the scene. Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
A local resident expressed her heartbreak to the Liverpool ECHO, stating, “It’s heartbreaking, the poor woman. And so close to Christmas as well. I hope they find the person that did it.”
superintendent Siobhan Russell of the Merseyside Police issued a statement appealing to the public and, crucially, to the driver of the vehicle. “I would appeal to anyone who may have any information to come forward,” she said. “The 81-year-old victim had only popped out to shops and now her family are trying to come to terms with her loss. Specialist officers are providing them with support at this tragic time.”
Superintendent Russell continued, emphasizing the importance of accountability. “At this stage of the investigation the full circumstances of the incident are still being established and I would like to take this opportunity for the driver of the car to search their conscience and come forward. we also want to find the car which may have sustained damage as a result of the collision and may have been parked up or even abandoned.”
Anyone with information related to the collision is urged to contact the Serious Collision investigation Unit at (0151) 777 5747 or via email at [email protected], quoting reference number 0620 of December 5. Alternatively, information can be submitted anonymously through @MerPolCC on X (formerly Twitter) or reported via the Merseyside Police website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/”>
