Driver arrested after car rams into celebrating Liverpool fans

A 53yearold British man was arrested on Monday after ploughing his minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the teams Premier League championship police saidThere was no immediate word from authorities on how many people were injured An air ambulance and other emergency vehicles swarmed the scene to respond to reports that multiple pedestrians had been hitIt was extremely fast said Harry Rashid who was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters and only several feet away Initially we just heard the pop pop pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a carLiverpool fans had come out in their tens of thousands to celebrate the team winning the Premier League this season for a recordtying 20th topflight titlePeter Jones who had travelled from Isle of Man for the parade said he heard the car smash into the crowd and then saw at least a half dozen people down in the roadWe heard a frantic beeping ahead a car flew past me and my mate people were chasing it and trying to stop him windows smashed at the back Jones said He then drove into people police and medics ran past us and people were being treated on the side of the roadMerseyside Police said they were trying to establish what led to the incident and asked people not to speculate or share distressing content onlinePrime Minister Keir Starmer said he was being updated on the situation and thanked police for their quick responseThe scenes in Liverpool are appalling my thoughts are with all those injured or affected Starmer saidLiverpools last league title came in 2020 but supporters were denied the chance to publicly celebrate that trophy due to restrictions in place at the time during the pandemicDancing scarfandflagwaving fans braved wet weather to line the streets and climb up traffic lights to get a view of Liverpools players who were atop two buses bearing the words Ours AgainThe hourslong procession surrounded by a thick layer of police and security crawled along a 16km route and through a sea of red smoke and rain Fireworks exploded from the Royal Liver Building in the heart of the city to seemingly signal the end of the paradeThe team issued a short statement saying its thoughts and prayers were with those affectedRashid said after the car rammed its initial victims it came to a halt and the crowd charged the vehicle and began smashing windowsBut then he put his foot down again and just ploughed through the rest of them he just kept going Rashid said It was horrible And you could hear the bumps as he was going over the peopleRashid said it looked deliberate and he was in shock and disbeliefMy daughter started screaming and there were people on the ground he said They were just innocent people just fans going to enjoy the paradeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params