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05.11.2023 - 18:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two men were left with serious injuries to their face and hands after a firework exploded in a moving BMW. Police were called to the incident at 12.30pm on Sunday (November 5) to reports of a 'loud bang'.
Officers received reports that two men had been seriously injured after a firework had detonated inside of a moving car along Brook Hey Drive in Kirkby, Merseyside, as witnesses reported seeing one man 'very badly hurt' who had 'lost part of his hand'.
Footage captured the moment the firework exploded inside the car as clouds of grey smoke can be seen billowing out of the vehicle and a bright red spark shows the firework burning inside, reports the ECHO.
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A passer-by walking on the pavement is seen ducking for cover while the car continues on down the road before the video ends.
Eyewitnesses at the scene reported that all the occupants 'bailed out' of the car before three got back into the vehicle, leaving one man on the road. The man was reported to be 'very badly hurt' with eyewitnesses reporting he had 'lost part of his hand'. One man also wrote in a local Facebook group that "the bang was crazy then the screams straight after it."
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police has since reported that two men sustained serious injuries to their face and hand and were taken to hospital for treatment
The car, a black BMW, drove off from the scene. Emergency services including North West Ambulance Service attended the incident and following enquiries it is believed the firework went off
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