🔴 Panic at Liverpool parade: car ploughs into crowd, 2 seriously injured | OneFootball

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It was supposed to be a day of celebration in Liverpool, to celebrate the Premier League title with the traditional parade. However, the day took a tragic turn when a vehicle plowed into the crowd, mowing down several pedestrians.

The number of injured or if there are any victims is not yet clear. The police have arrested a 53-year-old man.

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27 injured, two seriously: one is a child

The law enforcement and emergency services of Liverpool, after much waiting, have given more information about what happened today, confirming that they have arrested a 53-year-old white British man.

They also said they consider what happened an isolated incident, exclude that it was a terrorist attack and are not looking for other people in relation to the crime.

20 people were treated on the spot, while 27 (including 4 children) were hospitalized, along with an unspecified number of people who went to the hospital on their own. Two seriously injured, one of them a child.

The club's statement

Liverpool said it is in direct contact with Merseyside Police: "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this serious incident. We will continue to offer our support to the emergency services and with local authorities".

What we know at the moment

Shortly after 6 pm, the first news of a collision by a vehicle with "a number of people" on Water Street, Liverpool, during the parade to celebrate the Premier League title victory arrived.

At the moment it is not known how many people have been injured and if there are victims. A male individual was arrested following the collision. The area has been cordoned off by the police and a helicopter ambulance intervened.

Merseyside Police confirmed that they have arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area and that investigations are underway to establish the circumstances that led to the collision.

The dynamics

Some videos that capture the incident have been published online, videos that we will not show you because of their disturbing content and out of respect for the people involved.

The images show a black vehicle plowing into the crowd, leaving some people on the ground. The vehicle is then stopped and surrounded by those present, with the police intervening before the crowd can reach the driver, whose identity - we remind you - has not yet been disclosed.

An eyewitness described the scene: "We were in the crowd and had no way of controlling where we were moving, as it was a very narrow street. The vehicle passed to our right, it popped out next to a parked ambulance and mowed down the people next to us. It was extremely fast".

The first news about the incident

This is the statement from Merseyside Police: "At this time we are dealing with calls for a road accident in the city center of Liverpool. We were contacted shortly after 6 pm today, after news that a car had collided with a number of pedestrians on Water Street. The car was stopped at the scene and a man was detained. Emergency services are on the scene at this time".

The statement from the North West Ambulance Service: "We are currently providing support for an incident in the city center of Liverpool, after hearing news of a road collision. At this moment we are assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services. Our priority is to ensure that people receive medical help as quickly as possible".

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