Police say driver who plowed into Liverpool soccer fans acted alone, not believed to be terrorism

Manila Bulletin

A 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror.  The driver arrested was believed to be the only one involved and the crash was not being investigated as an act of terrorism, police said.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/27/police-say-driver-who-plowed-into-liverpool-soccer-fans-acted-alone-not-believed-to-be-terrorism  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00This had been a joyous day in Liverpool with hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets to celebrate Liverpool Football Club's Victory Parade.

00:16Sadly, at 6 o'clock this evening, as the parade was drawing to a close, we received reports that a car had been in a collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street in Liverpool's city centre.

00:30A number of people have been injured and were taken to hospital. In addition, a large number of people of all ages were treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.

00:43The car stopped at the scene and a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area was arrested. We believe him to be the driver of the vehicle.

00:54Extensive enquiries 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.

01:07What 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.

01:19The incident is not being treated as terrorism.

01:22We would ask that people refrain from sharing distressing footage from the incident online and please share any information directly with our investigation team.

01:34Sadly, four of the injured were children who were enjoying the day with their friends and their families.

01:39We can confirm that our team has treated 20 patients at the scene for minor injuries and these did not need hospital treatment.

01:4927 patients in total were taken to hospital by ambulance and we believe two of those, including one of the children, have sustained serious injuries.

01:59On arrival, the crews were met with numerous injured people and four persons trapped under a vehicle.

02:07Our crews rapidly lifted the vehicle, removed three adults and one child from beneath and passed them to our ambulance service colleagues.

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