Car Rams Into Crowd at Liverpool FC Parade, Multiple Injuries Reported

Car crashes into crowd at Liverpool FC parade; multiple injured, one man arrested, eyewitnesses report chaos.

Car crashes into crowd during Liverpool FC celebration; several injured, one suspect arrested.

 

LIVERPOOL, UK – A moment of celebration turned into chaos as a car drove into a crowd of Liverpool FC fans during the team’s Premier League victory parade on Water Street around 6:00 PM BST, Sunday.

 

Merseyside Police confirmed several pedestrians were struck, and a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area has been arrested. The motive remains under investigation.

 

Eyewitness Matt Cole, a BBC reporter, described the scene as "horrendous," stating the vehicle missed him and his family “by literally inches.” Cole recounted the car speeding through the crowd moments after fireworks had ended. He said an ambulance, which had just passed through, may have slowed the vehicle’s path.

 

"The car had no intention— it appeared—of stopping," said Cole, noting that bystanders attempted to stop the car, which had a smashed rear windshield.

 

Harry Rashid, 48, who was with his wife and daughters, told PA Media the car "just rammed into all the people at the side of us" at high speed, describing the impact as “pop, pop, pop” as people were thrown off the bonnet. He called it "horrendous."

 

Another witness, Mike Maddra, said the car mounted the pavement and appeared to target pedestrians before hitting at least two people. Armed police quickly arrived, and emergency services tended to the injured.

 

Authorities have not yet ruled out whether the act was intentional. Investigations are ongoing, and the public is urged to avoid the area as emergency response continues.