Two men involved in car crash outside HMS Eaglet on Sefton Street
The incident has caused considerable rush hour traffic delays
Kate Samuelson
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Two cars were involved in a rush hour crash on a main route through the city this morning.
The drivers of both vehicles escaped serious injury in the collision which happened on Sefton Street, near to HMS Eaglet, the Royal Marine Reserves headquarters.
Police were called to the scene at 7.35am today, where a white Vauxhall Astra driven by a 24-year-old man had collided with a grey BMW driven by a 37-year-old man.
Road Traffic Collision on Sefton Street involving a BMW car & Vauxhall Astra estate.
The crash was leading to delays along the road in both directions as tow trucks were awaited and the council was arranging to have debris cleared from the carriageway.
A woman at the scene told the ECHO: "Traffic looked to be moving at 10-15 miles per hour and the police were stopping occasionally to sweep the road of debris."
She said that she saw three police cars and an ambulance at the scene.
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