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Man arrested after car hits pedestrians during Liverpool FC victory parade Man arrested after car hits pedestrians during Liverpool FC victory parade
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Police called to Water Street in Liverpool city centre around 6pm after report of a collision with pedestriansPolice called to Water Street in Liverpool city centre around 6pm after report of a collision with pedestrians
A man has been detained after a car collided with pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade. Liverpool parade collision – latest updates
A man has been detained after a car collided with pedestrians in Liverpool city centre after Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade.
Emergency services descended on Water Street after Merseyside police were contacted just after 6pm on Monday with reports of the incident.Emergency services descended on Water Street after Merseyside police were contacted just after 6pm on Monday with reports of the incident.
The car was stopped at the scene and a man was detained.The car was stopped at the scene and a man was detained.
Footage showed police cordons in place around the heavily littered road, with a large police presence, ambulances and a fire engine also at the scene.Footage showed police cordons in place around the heavily littered road, with a large police presence, ambulances and a fire engine also at the scene.
People were injured in the incident, with images capturing someone being taken away on a stretcher and a man walking with his arm around a police officer for support.People were injured in the incident, with images capturing someone being taken away on a stretcher and a man walking with his arm around a police officer for support.
Footage showed police cordons in place around the heavily littered road, with a large police presence, ambulances and a fire engine also at the scene.Footage showed police cordons in place around the heavily littered road, with a large police presence, ambulances and a fire engine also at the scene.
Liverpool FC held an open-top bus parade to celebrate its Premier League triumph, with fans lining the streets along the 10-mile route.Liverpool FC held an open-top bus parade to celebrate its Premier League triumph, with fans lining the streets along the 10-mile route.
The collision came just after roads were reopened after the main parade had finished, the Guardian understands.
Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters when he witnessed the collision.Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters when he witnessed the collision.
He said: “It happened about 10 feet away from us. We were just in a crowd and we had no control over where we would be, because it was a very narrow street. He told PA Media: “It happened about 10 feet away from us….The vehicle came to our right. It emerged from just right next to an ambulance, which was parked up. This grey people carrier just pulled up from the right and just rammed into all the people at the side of us.
“The vehicle came to our right. It emerged from just right next to an ambulance, which was parked up. This grey people carrier just pulled up from the right and just rammed into all the people at the side of us.
“It was travelling south, down Water Street, straight towards this strand, which is where the docks are.
“It was extremely fast. Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a car.“It was extremely fast. Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a car.
Mr Rashid described how crowds began trying to smash the car windows: “Then he stalled for a few seconds, probably about 10 seconds. Then the crowd that was a bit further back started rushing at him trying to smash his windows. Rashid described how crowds began trying to smash the car windows: “Then he stalled for a few seconds, probably about 10 seconds. Then the crowd that was a bit further back started rushing at him trying to smash his windows.
“But then he put his foot down again and just ploughed through the rest of them, he just kept going.“But then he put his foot down again and just ploughed through the rest of them, he just kept going.
“It was horrible. And you could hear the bumps as he was going over the people.“It was horrible. And you could hear the bumps as he was going over the people.
“Then my daughter started screaming and there were people on the ground.“Then my daughter started screaming and there were people on the ground.
“It looked clearly deliberate. ”
“They were just innocent people, just fans going to enjoy the parade. There were hundreds and thousands of us there because this is probably the busiest part of Liverpool.”
“We were shocked, couldn’t believe it.”
Emergency services arrived at the scene “within seconds”, he said.
Mr Rashid said: “Ambulances were already there. There was one right next to where this occurred, so there was a paramedic inside there.
“But then they started arriving within seconds, they’re all trying to get to the crowd and negotiate the crowd, which is very difficult to do, you see, because there’s that many people, they constantly been trying to move.
“I just wanted my kids to get off the road regardless because I couldn’t trust whether there’s a follow up attack or something like that. Because you are just exposed there on the pavement.“I just wanted my kids to get off the road regardless because I couldn’t trust whether there’s a follow up attack or something like that. Because you are just exposed there on the pavement.
“I saw people lying on the ground, people unconscious.“I saw people lying on the ground, people unconscious.
“It was horrendous. So horrendous.”“It was horrendous. So horrendous.”
Natasha Rinaldi, who was watching the parade from her friend’s living room, told Sky News: “It was so loud. People sounded desperate.
“And then we looked out the window and we saw the car (had) run over people.
“Then people started rushing to go after the driver and they tried to break the car. The police did everything to block and to push people away.
“We could just hear screams and screams. We were very confused.”
The prime minister Keir Starmer and the home secretary Yvette Cooper are being kept updated about events, the PA news agency reported.The prime minister Keir Starmer and the home secretary Yvette Cooper are being kept updated about events, the PA news agency reported.
Starmer said: “The scenes in Liverpool are appalling - my thoughts are with all those injured or affected.
“I want to thank the police and emergency services for their swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident.
“I’m being kept updated on developments and ask that we give the police the space they need to investigate.”
A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: “NWAS is supporting an incident in Liverpool city centre, following reports of a road traffic collision.A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: “NWAS is supporting an incident in Liverpool city centre, following reports of a road traffic collision.
“We are currently assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services. Our priority is to ensure people receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.”“We are currently assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services. Our priority is to ensure people receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.”
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