Liverpool driver arrested for attempted murder was "able to follow ambulance"
發佈日期: 2025-05-27 23:45
TVB News
Fifty people were hospitalised in Liverpool after a car ploughed into a crowd that was celebrating Liverpool Football Club's Premier League victory parade.
Eleven remain under medical supervision. The driver was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police say he followed an ambulance through a road block. 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.
Peter Jones was there: 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 on suspicion of attempted murder and driving under the influence of substances.
Jenny Simms the Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police says: A robust traffic management plan was in place which included a number of local authority roads closures throughout the route and the city centre. This included Water Street which was closed to traffic.It is believed the driver of the Ford Galaxy car involved in this instance was able to follow an ambulance on to Water Street after the road block was temporarily lifted so the ambulance crew could attend to a member of the public who was having a suspected heart attack.
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".
Chelsea Yuen had a narrow escape: 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.
Steve Rotherham, Mayor of Liverpool region says: The solidarity of the people will shine through and there was lots and lots of really heartening things that happened where local people said that they'd opened the door for people if they couldn't get home. There were offers of lifts in cars, so that people could get to their destinations. This is the true humanity of the great people of this city.
This city reflecting on how it was possible for a car to hit the crowd and turn a parade into panic.
