27 injured as car ploughs into Liverpool FC victory parade, driver arrested

A car crashed into a crowd celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title win on Monday, injuring 27 people. Meanwhile, the Police said it was not a terrorist attack.

“We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it,” Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims told a press conference, adding a 53-year-old white British man had been arrested.

“The incident is not being treated as terrorism,” she added.

A 53-year-old British man was arrested on Monday after driving his dark-coloured minivan into a crowd of Liverpool fans celebrating the team’s Premier League win, police said.

The vehicle sped through the large crowd just minutes after the players’ open-top bus had passed, hitting several people along the way.

At least 27 fans were taken to hospital, including two who were seriously injured. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to the scene. Authorities have not yet confirmed the total number of people injured.

“The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are with all those injured or affected,” Starmer said.

Liverpool’s 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 pandemic.

Dancing, scarf-and-flag-waving fans braved wet weather to line the streets and climb up traffic lights to get a view of Liverpool’s players who were atop two buses bearing the words “Ours Again.” The hours-long procession — surrounded by a thick layer of police and security — crawled along a 16-km 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 parade.

The team issued a short statement saying its thoughts and prayers were with those affected.

This is a developing story.