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Liverpool parade: Police get more time to question suspect | Liverpool parade: Police get more time to question suspect |
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Fifty people were treated in hospital following the incident on Water Street | |
Police have been given extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into football fans during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade. | Police have been given extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into football fans during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade. |
Seven people remain in hospital and 79 casualties have been identified after the incident involving a Ford Galaxy on Water Street shortly after 18:00 BST on Monday. | |
Merseyside Police said it had been given more time to question a 53-year-old man from the West Derby area, who was also detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs. | |
The force said the vehicle had followed an ambulance, which had been responding to reports of someone having a heart attack, into the road. | |
Police said they had now spoken to 14 more people who had been injured after reporting 65 were hurt at a news conference on Tuesday. | |
Officers confirmed they had been granted further time to continue questioning the suspect until Thursday. | |
Det Supt Rachel Wilson said: "I'm pleased to say the number of people in hospital is reducing as they continue to recover from the awful incident. | |
Detectives say they are making "significant progress" in establishing the full circumstances that led to the incident | |
"We continue to support those still receiving treatment and as part of our ongoing enquiries we are identifying more people who were injured." | |
She said detectives were making "significant progress" in establishing the full circumstances that led to what happened. | |
Extensive CCTV inquiries are being carried out across the city to establish the movements of the Ford Galaxy before the incident took place, she added. | |
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed the city centre on Bank Holiday Monday and lined the 10-mile (16km) parade route as the Reds celebrated winning their second Premier League crown and 20th top-flight league title. | Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed the city centre on Bank Holiday Monday and lined the 10-mile (16km) parade route as the Reds celebrated winning their second Premier League crown and 20th top-flight league title. |
Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. | Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. |