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Bus crashes into city's 150-year-old park gate

Jenny ColemanNorth West
News imageBBC A blue arriva bus next to a pillar which is has fallen down. There is ice and snow on the road and pavement.BBC
The bus crashed into the building at the entrance to Sefton Park

A bus has crashed into a 150-year-old park gate feature in Liverpool, damaging the structure.

The Arriva service hit a pillar of the gate, which dates back to the 1870s, at the entrance to the city's Sefton Park at the junction of Aigburth Drive and Mossley Hill Drive just after 06:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The bus was out of service at the time and there were no passengers onboard, Merseyside Police said.

Liverpool City Council said the pillar would be replaced as soon as possible and the cost of the replacement met through insurance.

News imageThe marble gate at the road entrance to Sefton Park in Liverpool showing a traffic cone over a tarmacked area where the post was stood. Three cars are parked in the background next to the park.
The pillar will be replaced as soon as possible, the council said

Arriva said the company was investigating the circumstances, and there were no reports of any injuries.

Sefton Park councillor Katie Jarman said she would be checking with the council whether recent ice and snow played a part and if the roads were adequately gritted.

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