The driver of a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in England who were celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory at a parade attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
Here is what we know.
What happened?
The Merseyside Police said they were contacted about 6 p.m. on Monday local time after reports that a car had hit the crowd.
Video shared on social media shows a dark-color vehicle with a broken rear window swerving into the crowd and hitting parade-goers, leaving bodies on the ground. The video shows people rushing to aid the victims, including some who were trapped beneath the vehicle, and surrounding the vehicle once it stopped.
Video also shows witnesses attempting to stop the vehicle, with one person prying open the driver’s-side door before a man in the driver’s seat slams the door shut and accelerates into the crowd.
The police believe the episode was isolated and were not treating it as terrorism, the Merseyside Police said in a news conference on Monday night.
Who is the suspect?
The Merseyside Police said that a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area believed to be the driver of the vehicle had been detained after the event.
What do we know about the injured?
Forty-seven people were injured in the crash, including four children, the ambulance service said on Monday night. Twenty-seven of them were taken to hospitals, two of whom — including one child — had sustained serious injuries.
Twenty others were treated at the scene with minor injuries. A paramedic on a cycle was also struck by the vehicle, but did not sustain any serious injuries.
Four people were temporarily trapped under the vehicle, including one child, the fire and rescue service said.
Officials did not identify any of the victims.
Where did it happen?
The ramming happened along Water Street in the Liverpool city center, near the end of the 10-mile parade route.
What have officials said?
“The scenes in Liverpool are appalling,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain wrote on social media. “My thoughts are with all those injured or affected.”
Liverpool F.C. wrote on X that it was in direct contact with the police. “We will continue to offer our full support to the emergency services and local authorities who are dealing with this incident,” it said.
Chloe W. Shakin is a social media editor for The Times, based in London.
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