Two men and a woman have died after a car crashed into a roundabout in Liverpool.

Police were called to the Knotty Ash area of the city at 12.15am on Monday following reports of a collision.

When they arrived, they found a BMW had crashed into the roundabout that connects East Prescot Road, Eaton Road and Blackmoor Drive, Merseyside Police said.

A woman in her 20s, a man in his 20s and another in his 30s were taken to hospital by ambulance but died shortly after.

Their families have been informed and an investigation has been launched, the force said.

Detectives have closed roads and are looking through CCTV footage and forensic evidence from the scene.

They are appealing to anyone with any information to come forward.