Pregnant woman dies after reported medical emergency in Kirkby

It's currently being treated as non-suspicious

Author: Harry BoothPublished 11th Nov 2025

A pregnant woman has died after a reported medical emergency in Kirkby.

Police and ambulance crews rushed to a home on Highsted Road at around 11am after reports that a woman in her 40s needed urgent medical help.

She passed away at the scene.

Knowsley Police say, at this stage, the woman's death is being treated as non-suspicious and her next of kin have been infirmed.

Officers are still at the scene, but they say no criminal offences have been found and no-one has been arrested.

The force is urging people against speculating online about what happened.

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