Four people were “very, very ill in hospital” after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, adding that he hoped they would “pull through.”British police believe the incident, in a packed Liverpool city centre on Monday, was isolated and not an act of terrorism, but have not said why or how a man was able to drive at crowds celebrating in the streets on Monday evening, Reuters reported.
Videos posted online showed a grey people-carrier driving through a crowded street that was closed to cars, sending several flying into the air and dragging at least four under its wheels.When the car stopped, angry fans converged on it and began smashing the windows as police officers battled to prevent them from reaching the driver.Police said late on Monday that 20 people were treated at the scene and 27 were taken to hospital, including children.
Liverpool City Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram told the BBC there were “still four people who are very, very ill in hospital”.”We are hoping of course that they pull through”.With most people off work for the Spring Bank Holiday, officials estimated that around one million people descended on the 10-mile parade route to watch the Liverpool team and its staff travel through the city centre on an open-top bus with the Premier League trophy.
