1 Dead In Car Explosion Outside Hospital In UK's Liverpool

Liverpool car explosion: Police said that they understood that the car involved was a taxi which had pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred.

One person was killed and another was injured in a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool in northern England on Sunday, police said, adding that counter-terrorism officers were leading the investigation.

Merseyside Police said in a statement that they understood that the car involved was a taxi which had pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred.

Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said police were called to reports of a car explosion just before 1100 GMT on Sunday.

"Work is still ongoing to establish what has happened," she told media.