Investigations as injured football fans suffer car ramming in Liverpool
發佈日期: 2025-05-27 20:43
TVB News
In the UK, dozens are still in hospital in Liverpool after a car ploughed into a crowd that was celebrating Liverpool Football Club's Premier League victory parade.
The incident is under investigation. Police arrested a man thought to be the driver. They are not looking for other suspects or treating the car ramming as an act of terrorism.
It was supposed to be a joyous day in Liverpool with hundreds of thousands of people to celebrate Liverpool Football Club's victory parade.
Celebrations turned to horror as a car drove into the crowd. People knocked over.
Witnesses say the black people carrier sped up on impact. Dozens were injured either by the car or the stampede to escape. Four are said to be "seriously ill" including children.
Witness Peter Jones said: "The back window was already smashed on it. There was like a dozen people chasing it wasn't there?
And then, so I said to him, look, let's just keep going. And then as we started walking, we could hear the thuds as the car hit, and people screaming and shouting."
As the car came to a halt, fear turned to fury as fans turned their anger on the driver. A 53-year-old "white British man" from Liverpool has been arrested.
The fire brigade say four people were trapped under the vehicle when they arrived and had to be cut free.
Jenny Sims, deputy chief constable, Merseyside Police said: "Extensive inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision, and it is vital that people do not speculate or spread misinformation on social media. What I can tell you is that we believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it."
Hundreds of thousands were on the streets for the bus tour on a Bank Holiday. The team revelling in the acclaim of thousands. When Liverpool last won the Premier League there was no parade because of COVID restrictions. Water Street, in the heart of the city of Liverpool, remains a condoned off crime scene. Survivors spoke of the car missing them "by inches".
Witness Chelsea Yuen said: "When we see the footage now of people lying on the road - I'm going to get choked up now - when you see that, it's just a shame to the end of a really, really positive day. And I just don't know the reason of this person doing it."
TVB artist Telford Wong, who was working in Liverpool, says the whole city was on edge.
"We were like very shocked were like what happened, what exactly happened, a couple of messages from the friends and family they just called us and see us if we are safe or not. So the company as well cared about this incident we just told them that we are all fine. we are all safe with the crew and the driver."
The incident is not being treated as terrorism.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer thanked first responders and was thinking about the people of Liverpool. "Liverpool stands together. The whole country stands with Liverpool. I think today is a day for thinking about all those impacted but lets be absolutely clear that we stand with them."
Stillness and a near empty street a day on from where the collision happened. A few red items left behind as people dropped belongings and ran.
This city reflecting on how a parade turned to panic.
