By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1447 EAT on Tuesday 27 May 2025

A somber moment for Liverpool. It sounds like the city is coming together to support those affected by the car crash during the trophy parade celebrations.

The installation of the new Archbishop is a fitting occasion for prayers and reflection. Cardinal Nichols’ words about the lasting trauma are a poignant reminder of the impact of such events. Let’s hope for a speedy recovery for those injured and support for the community.

Everton Football Club has released a statement expressing its deepest sympathies to those affected by the incident on Water Street.

The club is deeply saddened by the events that unfolded during the Liverpool FC parade celebrations. Everton FC stands in solidarity with the people of Liverpool and the wider community during this difficult time. The club wishes a speedy recovery to those injured

Matthew O’Carroll, 28, from Runcorn, said the car was travelling at a “decent” speed and that the driver had been beeping as he went through the crowd.

A woman called Chelsea, who was at the parade with her friend and her friend’s daughter, said the car skimmed us and it would have hit them if the horn was not going off.

Ross Welsh, who travelled to the parade from Lisburn, just outside of Belfast, says he had to jump out of the way to avoid the vehicle yesterday.

He says cars on Water Street were able to pass further up on the road, but the driver of the vehicle navigated past a ‘road closed’ sign.

Then there it was beeping and it screeched its tyres to brake,” he tells BBC Radio Ulster’s The Nolan Show.

“We had to jump to get out of the way,” he says. It wasn’t very, very close, but it was close enough that we felt we had to get out of the way quick.

Flavio Conti had travelled from France to watch yesterday’s parade and had a prime spot on top of the traffic lights on Water Street.

He said he heard people shouting and crying and helped security to remove barriers to allow ambulances and police vehicles to get to the scene.

However, he wasn’t aware of the reason why until later when he heard the news of what had happened.

He returned this morning to get his Liverpool flag which was still tied to the traffic lights.

Thousands of people were on the streets of Liverpool on the bank holiday Monday to celebrate Liverpool FC winning the Premier League when a car ploughed through a crowd on Water Street at around 18:00 BST.

The area had been closed to normal traffic for the parade. According to an eyewitness, the LFC bus had gone by about 10 minutes before.

Within two hours of the incident, Merseyside Police said it had arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area.

During a news conference just before 23:00 BST, police said the incident was not being treated as terror-related.

Emergency services said 27 people were taken to various hospitals across Liverpool, and that two people, including one child, suffered serious injuries.

Three adults and one child were removed from beneath the vehicle, the fire service said.

No further information has been provided about the 53-year-old man – believed to be the driver of the vehicle – and no formal charge has been made at this time.

Liverpool Football Club’s CEO Billy Hogan has extended the club’s “heartfelt thoughts” to the fans affected by yesterday’s incident on Water Street.

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