Driver charged over Liverpool football parade tragedy

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2:51am May 30, 2025

Paul Doyle was besides charged pinch vulnerable driving and different charges, Prosecutor Sarah Hammond said.

Police said 79 group were injured, pinch astatine slightest 50 treated astatine hospitals. They ranged successful property from 9 to 78.

A 53-year-old who injured astir 80 group erstwhile his car rammed into a crowd of Liverpool shot fans celebrating their team's Premier League title has been charged (AP)

Seven group remained successful nan infirmary successful unchangeable condition.

The metropolis had been celebrating Liverpool's record-tying 20th title erstwhile nan driver turned down a thoroughfare afloat of fans and joyousness quickly turned to tragedy.

Police said they believed Doyle dodged a roadworthy artifact by tailing an ambulance responding to a study of a personification successful cardiac arrest.

Paul Doyle has been charged complete nan Liverpool shot parade tragedy. (Facebook)

Eyewitness video showed scenes of scary arsenic nan car struck and tossed a personification successful nan aerial who was draped successful a Liverpool emblem and past swerved into a oversea of group packed connected nan broadside of nan road.

Merseyside Police said nan driver was believed to person acted unsocial and they did not fishy terrorism.

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