A 53-year-old "British white man" has been arrested after driving into a crowd of people during Liverpool Football Club's victory parade, reports Politics UK.
"We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area," police said.
"Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision."
The man was detained after a car struck pedestrians in the city’s center just after 6 pm.
Footage shared online appeared to show police securing the area as crowds watched from nearby.
The incident happened on Water Street while crowds had gathered to celebrate Liverpool FC's league title.
Emergency crews responded quickly after receiving reports of a car driving into a group of people, the BBC reports.
“We are currently dealing with reports of a road traffic collision in Liverpool city centre,” Merseyside Police said in a statement released, according to the Daily Mail. “We were contacted at just after 6pm today, Monday 26 May, following reports a car had been in a collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street. The car stopped at the scene and a male has been detained. Emergency services are currently on the scene. We will issue more updates as we have them.”
It was not immedaitely clear how many were injured from the attack.
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"We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area," police said.
"Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision."
The man was detained after a car struck pedestrians in the city’s center just after 6 pm.
Footage shared online appeared to show police securing the area as crowds watched from nearby.
The incident happened on Water Street while crowds had gathered to celebrate Liverpool FC's league title.
Emergency crews responded quickly after receiving reports of a car driving into a group of people, the BBC reports.
“We are currently dealing with reports of a road traffic collision in Liverpool city centre,” Merseyside Police said in a statement released, according to the Daily Mail. “We were contacted at just after 6pm today, Monday 26 May, following reports a car had been in a collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street. The car stopped at the scene and a male has been detained. Emergency services are currently on the scene. We will issue more updates as we have them.”
It was not immedaitely clear how many were injured from the attack.
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