Motor hits pedestrians during Liverpool FC title parade; Several injured, 1 detained | Today news
According to police and eyewitness videos, a car drove a car in crowds of fans of Liverpool downtown downtown downtown and injured several people. The incident happened shortly after the club’s open bus parade went through the area, where tens of thousands of fans gathered. British police confirmed that a number of pedestrians had been beaten and that a man was detained at the scene. Merseyside police said in a statement that the car was stopping at the place and a man was arrested. Video -footage shows that chaos is unverified videos posted on social media, apparently shows a car that accelerates through a large crowd, and at some point away from a tightly packed part of the street. Other footage showed that several individuals were on the road after the vehicle passed, with bystanders and emergency staff rushing to help. Large numbers of police quickly surrounded the vehicle, while evil fans saw to reach the driver. A Reuters photographer reported that he had seen several ambulances on the scene and a tent erected by fire services, indicating a serious emergency response. Premier Keir Starmer condemns the incident in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded strongly to the developments and called the scenes ‘terrible’. “The scenes in Liverpool are terrible – my mind is with all the injured or affected,” startered on X (formerly Twitter). “I would like to thank the police and emergency services for their quick and ongoing response to this shocking incident.” Continuous investigative authorities have not yet confirmed the motive whether the accident was intentional. The number of injuries remains not confirmed during the reporting. Police have requested the public to avoid speculation and to allow emergency services to carry out their work. Celebrations pull over a million fans Liverpool FC held an open bus parade of 10 miles to celebrate his Premier League victory. Massive crowds fed the streets, with councilor John Hughes who estimated that more than one million people attended – which had exceeded the 750,000 that met for the club’s 2019 Champions League celebration. Despite police warnings, many fans have climbed on buildings, traffic lights, petrol stations and roofs to get better views of the parade. Van Dijk leads Team in the midst of a large crowd of Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk took the lead on the open bus and aimed at the jubilant players while Red Smoke holders raised the scene. The bus, decorated with the slogan “ours. Again,” slowly moves through the masses for a three-and-a-half hour travel and ends on the wire in front of the iconic liver building. Billionaire owner John W Henry, by the way dressed in a red cape and Poncho, was seen early in the parade and knew in the atmosphere. The parade began relatively quietly at Allerton Maze before the density of the crowd increased dramatically to the city center. (With Reuters inputs)