Man arrested after hit and run in Liverpool City centre

A man's being questioned after a hit and run on the Strand in Liverpool City Centre.

24 year old Matthew Bradley from Northern Ireland was visiting the city with friends when he was hit by a BMW near the Hilton.

He was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to hospital

Police say a 22 year old man from Vauxhall is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

He's taken to a police station on Merseyside to be interviewed.

In a statement, his family said: "Matthew was hugely talented and award-winning in his chosen career of landscape gardening – following in his dad’s footsteps – and had an illustrious career ahead of him.

“He was a funny, kind-hearted and generous young man who will be sorely missed by all that knew him.