A private hire taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by drug driving after a pedestrian was struck and killed in Liverpool.
BBC News reports a 26-year-old woman was hit by a Toyota Voxy taxi on the city-bound carriageway of Aigburth Road, between Fulwood Road and Larkfield Road. She was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. A 41-year-old man who was driving and stopped at the scene is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving while under the influence of drugs. Det Sgt Andy Roper appealed for witnesses and dashcam or doorbell footage from the busy road.