According to emergency services, a man was detained after driving a car into a crowd in Liverpool to celebrate the Premier League football team’s victory.
Following reports that a car had collided with a number of pedestrians, Merseyside Police in northwest England were called shortly after 6pm on Monday (17:00 GMT).
According to the PA Media news agency, the arrested man is a “53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area,” according to the police report.
According to the police, “more inquiries are being conducted” to ascertain the facts surrounding the collision. We ask that no one make any speculative decisions regarding the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident.
Authorities did not immediately release information about the number of injuries.
At the conclusion of the celebrations, when players paraded the trophy through the city while a dark-colored car swerved into the dense crowd on an open-topped bus, was captured on social media.
Harry Rashid, who was present at the parade, claimed his car started ramming people about three meters (10 feet) away from him.
Rashid claimed that “it was very quickly.” We just heard the sound of people being simply knocked off the bonnet of a car at first.
The vehicle and a number of people lying on the ground quickly were surrounded by crowds and police uniformed officers.
A fire engine was also present at the scene, and cordons were put in place.
Keir Starmer, the prime minister, claimed he was being kept informed about the incident.
“I’m in shock that the scenes in Liverpool are so horrible; my thoughts are with everyone who has been hurt or impacted. Starmer expressed his gratitude to the police and emergency services for their prompt and consistent response to this troubling incident on social media.
Tens of thousands of fans gathered in the city center to watch Liverpool’s players display the Premier League trophy atop two buses with the slogan “Ours Again” while battling wet weather on the streets.
The 10-mile (16km) procession scurried along a sea of red smoke and rain and was surrounded by a thick layer of police and security. The Royal Liver Building, which appeared to be the final stop of the parade, was detonated in the middle of the city.
Rashid claimed that the crowd halted the car after it struck its first victims and began slamming windows.
“But then he retreated and slog through the rest of them.” He simply continued to advance, Rashid said. It was awful. And as he passed over the people, you could hear the bumps.
Rashid claimed it appeared deliberate, and he was shocked and disbelief.
He claimed that “my daughter started screaming and there were people lying on the ground.” They were “just innocent people who were going to enjoy the parade” said one witness.
Source: Aljazeera
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