DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays after a car breaks down in Wallasey Tunnel.

Merseytravel confirmed that a vehicle had broken down in the Kingsway Mersey Tunnel at around 9am today (Wednesday, April 10).

One lane is blocked and motorists are stuck in slow traffic heading from Liverpool to Wallasey.

A Merseytravel spokesman said: "Due to a vehicle breakdown in the Kingsway Mersey Tunnel (Wallasey bound), we are currently experiencing delays travelling towards Wallasey."