In the British city of Liverpool, the celebration of football victory has become a bloody incident. On the evening of May 26, around 6:00 pm local time, during a parade in honor of the victory of FC Liverpool in English Premier League, the car crashed into a crowd of fans gathered on Wotter Street.
Information about the incident was confirmed by the leading British media - Sky News , The Guardian , the BBC and The Telegraph .
Thousands of fans gathered in the center of Liverpool to celebrate the long -awaited Victory of the Reds in the Championship of England. Festive atmosphere, singing, flags and songs were heard by the streets of the city. At about 6:00 pm, the crowd suddenly responded to a loud sound - a car at speed flew into the cluster of people.
According to eyewitnesses, everything happened instantly. The car did not slow down and caused chaos in the crowd. People shouted, fell, tried to escape, and those who were closer tried to help the victims.
Emergency services, firefighters and police arrived at the scene. The car was stopped on the spot and the driver-a 53-year-old resident of the city-was immediately detained by law enforcement. His identity is not disclosed at this time, the motives of the act have not yet been established.
The ambulance service is currently “evaluating the situation”, but at least three people who have been hospitalized are accurately confirmed.
the Bespoke Signature tailoring , located near the accident site, reported to The Telegraph that the number of victims could be much higher. "The car was stopped. 17 people, as far as I know, were injured and are now looked after," he said.
Liverpool's police have not officially confirmed this figure, but asks all witnesses to contact law enforcement officers for information.
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Kir Starmer, as well as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivette Cooper has already responded to the event.
"The events in Liverpool are terrible. My thoughts with all wounded or victims. I am constantly informed about the situation, and I ask the police to be the space needed for the investigation," the older stressed.
The government urged citizens not to disseminate unverified information on social networks and to refrain from speculation until the official investigation is completed.
