Newborn baby ‘seriously injured’ in Ferrari crash: Supercar driver, 34, and three-week old infant are rushed to hospital after two-car smash on A558

A newborn baby was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a two car smash involving a Ferrari.

A dark grey Ferrari and a dark grey Ford Fiesta were involved in the collision at the junction of the A558 Daresbury Expressway and Manor Park Avenue in Runcorn, Cheshire, around 5pm on Friday.

A three-week-old baby was taken to hospital after the horror crash, along with the driver of the Ferrari, 34. 

Cheshire Police said the victims are in a ‘serious condition’ in hospital.

The Ferrari was travelling from the Mersey Gateway toll bridge and the Fiesta was joining the carriageway from Manor Park Avenue.

The Mersey Gateway in Runcorn. The driver of the Ferrari, travelling from the toll bridge, was taken to hospital with a three-week-old baby after the horror crash on Friday, July 21

View of the Mersey Gateway, Runcorn, from which a Ferrari was travelling before the crash

Police are now appealing for any witnesses who may have witnessed the crash or events leading up to it to get in touch.

Cheshire Police’s Sgt Andy Denninson said: ‘We’re keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or events leading up to it. 

‘The same goes for anyone with dashcam footage that may have captured events or prior driving of either vehicle leading up to the collision and the collision itself.’

Anyone with information should contact Cheshire Police on 101, or via cheshire.police.uk/tell-us quoting IML 1601942.