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| A car rammed into a crowd of people in Liverpool during Liverpool FC's victory parade | |||
| 2025-05-27 | |||
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Emergency services rushed to the scene and 27 people, including four children, were taken to hospitals across the city. While another 20 individuals were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Police have confirmed that a man detained is a '53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area'. The Prime Minister described 'appalling' scenes as witnesses have told of the terrifying moment the car was 'beeping' as it made its way through the crowds. According to reports, three adults and one child were trapped underneath the car, believed to be a grey Ford Galaxy registered in Chester, and had to be rescued by fire crews. A paramedic was also hit by the vehicle. Sims stressed the event is being treated as an isolated incident, and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the crash.
Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters when he witnessed the collision. ' He said: 'It happened about 10 feet away from us. We were just in a crowd and we had no control over where we would be, because it was a very narrow street. 'The vehicle came to our right. It emerged from just right next to an ambulance, which was parked up. This grey people carrier just pulled up from the right and just rammed into all the people at the side of us. 'It was travelling south, down Water Street, straight towards this strand, which is where the docks are. 'It was extremely fast. Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a car. Mr Rashid described how crowds began trying to smash the car windows: 'Then he stalled for a few seconds, probably about 10 seconds. Then the crowd that was a bit further back started rushing at him trying to smash his windows. 'But then he put his foot down again and just ploughed through the rest of them, he just kept going. 'It was horrible. And you could hear the bumps as he was going over the people. Chelsea Yuen witnessed the incident and told Sky News: 'It was jam packed we were like sardines and then we heard beeping and screaming. When we looked up there was a black people carrier driving straight towards us. 'Me and my friend jumped out the way and pulled our kid out the way. 'It must have been going 30mph. The windows were all smashed in by people hitting the car. 'Police riot vans on the scene. People banging on them telling police they need to do something and help. Stewards said backup was coming and all of a sudden police and ambulance come from everywhere.‘
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