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This is like something out of a horror film!

The tragic couple who died in the Liverpool flood disaster after getting trapped in their Mercedes have been pictured for the first time.

The tragedy, in the Mossley Hill area of the city, happened at about 9pm on Saturday.

Firefighters and police called to the scene eventually managed to free the pair and they were taken to hospital but could not be revived.

'The water was gushing down like a waterfall and it was tons and tons of water.

'It looked like a burst dam and I think it must have been 15ft high right at the bottom of the dip.'

Officers said the pair drove into a flooded area on Queens Drive, between North Mossley Hill Road and Dovedale Road in Liverpool. 

Police patrols assisted Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services at the scene in finding the man and woman. The next of kin of both have now been informed and formal identification has been made.

A file has been passed to the coroner who has asked Merseyside Police to further investigate the incident.

Those living around the area told the Liverpool Echo about how the road, which dips as it goes beneath a bridge, has long been a problem. 

They said that multiple cars have been stuck in deep water in the last few months, which floods whenever there is torrential rain.

One man who lives on an adjacent road was walking his dog when the Echo attended the scene this morning. He spoke about the heavy rain last night that led to the flooding of the road.

He said: 'I've never seen it that bad. That's the deepest I've ever seen it.. It was absolutely lashing it down. Rarely have I seen it rain that bad. But nearly every time it rains they seem to have to close the road.

'The whole of Rose Lane was moving [because of the water] yesterday then to think somebody drove down there.'

He added: 'You could see the waves on it. I've never seen it that deep. Everybody was out last night. They had a drone over the top and you could hear the pumps. Neighbours said there was one or two ambulances.'

Another neighbour said: 'It floods every time you have torrential rain. In the last six months there have been at least two cars stuck. There is nothing leading it to warn people of the flooding.'

One woman at the scene this morning said the problem was 'supposed to have been fixed' and that flooding and cars getting stuck 'happens all the time...'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12452931/Pictured-Tragic-couple-dead-Mercedes-trapped-deep-flood-water-Liverpool.html