A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a automotive drove right into a crowd in horrific scenes at Liverpool’s trophy parade.
It is not clear how many individuals have been injured or if there are any casualties.
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The incident occurred at round 6pm on a day which noticed Reds followers take to the town’s streets to have a good time the membership’s twentieth league title.
One horrific video on social media exhibits the automobile colliding with quite a few Liverpool supporters earlier than ultimately coming to a halt.
Pictures captured somebody being taken away on a stretcher whereas a person was seen strolling together with his arm round a police officer for assist.
Footage confirmed police cordons in place across the closely littered highway, with a big police presence, ambulances and a fireplace engine additionally on the scene.
Merseyside Police stated {that a} man had been detained shortly after the incident was reported.
Afterward Monday, the drive confirmed that the person, a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool space, has been arrested..
“We’d ask folks to not speculate on the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident on Water Avenue in Liverpool metropolis centre,” an announcement learn.
“We will affirm the person arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool space.
“Intensive enquiries are ongoing to ascertain the circumstances main as much as the collision.
“We’d ask folks to not share distressing content material on-line however to ship the footage or info on to us MerPolCC or cross on info by calling 101 quoting log 784.
“Info will also be handed on anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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“Info will also be handed on anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
North West Ambulance service additionally stated: “NWAS is supporting an incident in Liverpool metropolis centre, following studies of a highway site visitors collision.
“We’re at present assessing the scenario and dealing with different members of the emergency providers.
“Our precedence is to make sure folks obtain the medical assist they want as rapidly as attainable.
“Updates might be printed on this web page and Mersey Police as we all know extra.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer later stated on X: “The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my ideas are with all these injured or affected.
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“I wish to thank the police and emergency providers for his or her swift and ongoing response to this stunning incident.
“I’m being saved up to date on developments and ask that we give the police the house they should examine.”
Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson, whose seat contains the town centre, stated: “I sincerely hope all these concerned are secure and get residence to their family members quickly.”
The Premier League stated in an announcement: “Everybody on the Premier League is shocked by the appalling occasions in Liverpool this night, and our heartfelt ideas exit to all these injured and affected.
“We now have been in touch with Liverpool FC and have supplied our full assist following this severe incident.”
A spokesman for Liverpool Metropolis Council confirmed the native authority was liaising with police in regards to the incident.
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Hundreds of Liverpool followers have been in attendance on the parade with councillor John Hughes estimating in extra of 1 million folks have been attending, beating the 750,000 current for the 2019 Champions League parade.
Reacting to the horrific incident, former Liverpool participant Danny Murphy stated on talkSPORT: “I’ve simply received a textual content from my son, who took his daughter, my granddaughter to the parade right this moment so he is secure. Fortunately he needed to depart a bit earlier as a result of she’s solely three.
“I do know fairly a couple of different individuals who have been there so I have to do some phoning round simply to examine.
“I do know at the least half a dozen folks, perhaps extra.
“Horrendous, what are you able to say? It beggars perception. There is not any level hypothesising about who and why as a result of that is simply non-nonsensical.
“What possesses somebody to try this? I simply hope there aren’t any fatalities.”
Monday’s incident mars what was a celebratory day for Liverpool after their Premier League title win.
They completed ten factors away from second-placed Arsenal with a 1-1 draw at residence to Crystal Palace on the ultimate day of the season.