Man arrested after car drives into crowd in Liverpool as city celebrates Premier League title

Published connected 26/05/2025 - 20:00 GMT+2•Updated 27/05/2025 - 0:38 GMT+2

A man has been detained aft a conveyance struck dozens of group connected Water Street celebrating Liverpool FC's Premier League title connected Monday, authorities said.

Merseyside Police's Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said successful a property convention connected Monday nighttime a 53-year-old achromatic British man from nan Liverpool area was arrested successful narration pinch nan incident, which is "not being treated arsenic terrorism".

At slightest 27 group were taken to nan hospital, David Kitchen of nan North West Ambulance Service explained, aft stating that everyone was "horrified and saddened" by nan incident.

Another 20 group were treated connected tract for ray injuries, pinch an chartless of others reporting to nan city's hospitals, he added. Four children were among nan injured.

Four group — 3 adults and a kid — had to beryllium rescued from nether nan vehicle, according to Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Nick Searle.

The authorities again asked group not to estimate further connected nan circumstances and refrain from sharing nan footage of nan incident connected societal media.

Earlier connected Monday, emergency services had put up tents and a adjacent edifice was utilized arsenic an emergency aesculapian centre, home media reported.

In a station connected societal media level X, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said "The scenes successful Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are pinch each those injured aliases affected."

Starmer besides thanked nan emergency services for their "swift and ongoing response."

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said nan scenes from Liverpool were "truly shocking and horrendous".

"Thinking of each those affected astatine this very difficult time. The constabulary are investigating and I'm being kept updated connected developments," she added.

Liverpool FC, England's astir successful shot club, held an open-top autobus parade done nan metropolis to observe its 20th Premier League triumph, pinch hundreds of thousands of fans lining nan streets of nan 10-mile way to spot nan team.

The nine did not get a autobus parade aft winning nan title successful 2020 owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Monday, Liverpool FC's past nationalist ceremony of a top-flight triumph was successful 1990, successful pre-Premier League times.

“We are successful nonstop interaction pinch Merseyside Police regarding nan incident connected Water Street which happened towards nan extremity of nan trophy parade earlier this evening," nan nine said successful a connection connected Monday evening.

“Our thoughts and prayers are pinch those who person been affected by this superior incident."

“We will proceed to connection our afloat support to nan emergency services and section authorities who are dealing pinch this incident," it concluded.

Everton FC, nan different English top-tier squad from nan city, offered its condolences, saying, "Our thoughts are pinch each those who person been affected by this superior incident successful our city."