A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car ploughed into supporters during Liverpool’s title parade, with 27 people being hospitalised.
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- Reds celebrating Premier League title triumph
- Scary scenes unfolded on Merseyside
- Local police forces carrying out investigation
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Four children are among those to have required treatment at a medical facility following the shocking scenes that accompanied Liverpool’s open-top bus tour through the city of Liverpool on the back of their Premier League title triumph.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Two people, one of them being a child, are reported to have sustained “serious injuries” during the incident on Water Street. Some 20 others were treated for minor injuries at the scene, which has left a global audience stunned.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Merseyside Police have detained a suspect that was arrested at the scene on May 26. The force says it is not treating the incident as terrorism-related, with further investigations ongoing.
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WHAT EYEWITNESSES SAID
Eyewitnesses described the “horrible scene” they saw unfold, with the driver of the car in question accused of putting “his foot down and just ploughed through the rest of them, he just kept going”.