Soccer fans celebrate Liverpool FC’s Premier League championship. Suddenly, a vehicle drives into the crowd. Several people are injured and the situation is chaotic.
Several people have been hit and injured by a car in Liverpool. The driver of the vehicle has been detained, according to police on platform X. Photos show police and emergency services treating the injured at the scene.
The circumstances are still unclear. The incident occurred on the fringes of Liverpool FC’s championship celebrations. Thousands of people were on the streets.
“The scenes in Liverpool are horrific — my thoughts are with those injured and affected,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X, asking that the police be given ‘the necessary space’ to investigate.
Videos purportedly showing the incident spread on social media. Numerous emergency services were on the scene. The North West Ambulance Service said: “We are currently investigating the situation and working with other emergency services. Our priority is to ensure that people get the medical help they need as quickly as possible.”
Thousands of people celebrated Liverpool FC
Liverpool had been celebrating their championship victory extensively, with the team riding in an open-top bus on a ten-mile route through the city. People celebrated the club extensively.
According to reports, the police received the first reports of an accident shortly after 6 p.m. local time (7 p.m. CEST). Initially, there was talk of an accident involving pedestrians. The news channel Sky News quoted a suspected eyewitness who reported hearing screams.
“We are in direct contact with Merseyside Police regarding the incident on Water Street that occurred towards the end of the parade this evening. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this serious incident,” the Reds said in a club statement in the evening.
