Picture of flying piece of metal that killed dad at Switch Island released

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Police have published a picture of a piece of metal which is believed to have struck a van and killed a man.

During Storm Eunice, on Friday, February 18, emergency services were called to Switch Island to reports of van damage caused by the bad weather.

At the scene, just after 2.10pm, paramedics found that Stephen Matthews had been struck by a piece of metal that had gone through the windscreen of the van he was a passenger in.

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The 68-year-old died a short time later.

Now Merseyside’s roads policing officers with the permission of Mr Matthews’ family, have issued a photograph of a piece of metal which is believed to have stuck the vehicle as part of their ongoing appeal.

They believe that the piece of metal may have come from a box type van that was traveling towards Maghull on the A59.

Police want to trace who this piece of metalwork belongs to after it killed a man traveling at Switch Island (Image: Merseyside Police)

Sergeant Steve Smith, from Merseyside Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Following the very sad death of Mr Matthews we have carried out a number of lines of enquiry into what occurred in the lead up to his death.

“On the that day the country was hit by strong winds as part of Storm Eunice. We believe that this piece of metal may have come off a vehicle as a result of the winds and struck the vehicle Mr Matthews was traveling in.

“It is thought it may be from a box type van which could have been traveling towards Maghull on the A59 and I would ask anyone who has any information which could assist our investigation to contact us.

“Do you believe this item has come from your vehicle? Has a rental vehicle been returned to your business with metalwork missing or have you been asked to supply or fit a new part similar to that pictured to a vehicle in the past three weeks?

“Mr Matthews’ family have given us permission to release this photograph as they are searching for answers to what happened that day.

“We understand that the driver of the vehicle may not even have realised at the time what had happened, but it is important, for Mr Matthews’ family, that we pursue this line of enquiry and find out the full circumstances of his death.

“I must stress, that this time I am searching for the driver as a witness to this incident as they can assist with my investigation in providing answers for the family.”

Anyone who witnesses the incident or has any information is asked to call our Matrix Roads Policing Unit on (0151) 777 5747, email [email protected], or DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting reference 22000120435.

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