A car ploughed into almost 50 people as they celebrated Liverpool FC's Premier League victory at a parade on Monday evening – with police stating a white British man, 53, has been arrested
11:18, 27 May 2025Updated 11:25, 27 May 2025
The black car ploughed into nearly 50 people
The black car ploughed into nearly 50 people(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Theories surrounding what led to Monday's Liverpool parade crash have been sparked, with one source suggesting the car "tailgated an ambulance" before "panicking".
Shocking footage and images circulating social media show a grey car ploughing into crowds of fans as they celebrated their club’s historic victory. The ambulance service said 27 were taken to hospital, with four children among those hurt. Another 20 people were treated at the scene.
One clip from X shows police officers encircling a car, while an angry mob understood to be Liverpool fans are held back. One man is restrained by an officer as he appears to try and throw a punch in the direction of the vehicle.
The car ramming shocked the nation
The car ramming shocked the nation(Image: X/@vanguardintel)
An eyewitness shared a video showing the aftermath of the crash. Police could be seen swarming the vehicle and keeping members of the crowd away.
A caption under the video said: "Some maniac just ran everyone over. People stuck under the car got absolutely battered. Car doors ripped off."
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A white British man, 53, has been detained by police. Emergency services were called to an incident shortly after 6pm around Water Street and Dale Street in Liverpool.
As police continue to question the suspect, one of the biggest mysteries is how the car got down Water Street when it was closed to traffic. One theory being reported by the Mail is the driver "tailgated" an ambulance down the street before "panicking".
The aftermath of the horrific incident this morning
The aftermath of the horrific incident this morning(Image: PA)
The source said: "It looks as if he has panicked when he realised he was in the crowd and people began banging on his car. Instead of going back the way he came he's got angry and put his foot down, it's absolutely devastating."
Meanwhile, one woman said she jumped out of the way of the car during the incident in Liverpool on Monday night.
Chelsea told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We heard beeping and screaming and as we looked up the car was coming directly for us and for everybody else and we just jumped, I grabbed my friend to jump out the way and she grabbed her daughter, and it just skimmed us.
Emergency services rushed to the scene
Emergency services rushed to the scene(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
"It must've been going about 30mph and then we were just in shock that we just nearly got run over but we didn't really know the gravity of it at that point and we were just in shock, then we saw everybody chasing the car afterwards with all the windows smashed."
She added: "All of a sudden you just saw people lying on the floor and several police officers running towards the scene."
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