A driver was arrested Monday, May 26, after plowing into a crowd of Liverpool football fans who had been celebrating the city football team’s Premier League championship, police said.
Merseyside Police said they were investigating reports that multiple pedestrians had been hit.
A video on social media appeared to show a gray minivan strike at least one pedestrian and then veer into a larger crowd of people, carving a path through the group and pushing bodies along the street like a plow before coming to a stop.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was being updated on the situation and thanked police for their quick response. "The scenes in Liverpool are appalling − my thoughts are with all those injured or affected," Starmer said.
The incident followed a large celebration in the city center, where tens of thousands of dancing, scarf-and-flag-waving fans braved wet weather to line the streets and watch Liverpool’s players display the Premier League trophy atop two buses bearing the words "Ours Again."