UPDATE | Formby bypass is closed heading towards Liverpool

UPDATE:

Formby bypass is closed heading towards Liverpool (10:00am)

The traffic is being diverted through Hightown. We have been told that a car has crashed into a lamppost by the garage next to the Weld Blundell and it’s leaning into the road! Police are on the scene! PLEASE AVOID, Long delays and traffic at a standstill.

ORIGINAL:
RTC on Formby bypass towards Liverpool, traffic at a complete standstill. Avoid at all costs. Traffic is at a standstill just towards Liverpool, towards Southport is all clear.