Liverpool, England (AP) – A British man was arrested for suspicion of attempted murder after him conducted a mini-duties In Liverpool football fans celebrating Premier League championship In an incident that injured 65 people, police announced on Tuesday.
Authorities said the 53 -year -old was also suspected of dangerous driving and drug driving. He was supposed to be the only suspect and the incident was not an investigation as an act of terrorism.
Hundreds of thousands of fans had bordered the itinerary of the one hour procession under a strong security along a 10 -kilometer itinerary (16 kilometers) through the city
Here is what we know so far on the crash:
A car struck a crowd
As the parade ended, the driver dropped an area that had been closed to traffic and plowed his car in a crowd on Water Street, in the English city in the northwest.
The deputy chief of assistant Jenny Sims of the Merseyside police said that the driver would have maneuvered around a roadblock following an ambulance that rushed to treat a person suspected of having a heart attack.
The pandemonium broke out while people rushed to the car and hit it.
Harry Rashid said that the car had passed him and his family and the driver will stop after hitting several people. However, when the crowd started breaking the vehicle windows, the driver accelerated and struck more people.
Peter Jones said he had heard the car colliding with bodies and had seen at least half a dozen people on the road.
Emergency vehicles and air ambulance Rush on the scene To take care of the injured.
Dozens were injured
Originally, the police said that 27 people had been hospitalized and 20 were treated on the scene for minor injuries.
But they revised these figures on Tuesday on Tuesday, saying that 50 had been treated in hospitals and that he stayed there in a stable state. A total of 65 were injured.
The wounded included four children, one of whom had been trapped under the vehicle with three adults.
A suspect was arrested
The police said that the 53 -year -old Liverpool man was suspected of attempted murder. They did not release his name, which is typical if costs have not been placed.
The force has crossed the unusual measure of identifying him as a white Briton in order to prevent the disinformation from flooding social media, said the mayor of the Liverpool City metro, Steve Rotheram.
Rotheram said the police had done to unravel the online speculation on the suspect when false rumors were spread quickly online that there is another incident.
Last summer, a teenager from the neighboring city of Southport killed three girls in a Handed up in a dance class. Incorrect information quickly spread online saying that the attacker was an asylum seeker. In fact, he was born to British riots divided into England and Northern Ireland, targeting mosques and accommodation for asylum seekers.
The tragedy struck Liverpool celebrated
Liverpool fans celebrated the city’s Premier League football championship in a 20th high -flying title.
The last title in the team league was in 2020, but fans could not celebrate publicly in the same way due to restrictions related to the pandemic.
The Monday parade injured in the streets despite the wet weather. Jubilant fans danced and motioned for scarves while team players celebrated at the top of two buses.
Liverpool won the title last monthBut the season did not end until Sunday. The Manchester United rival also won 20 English league titles.
