LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British police were holding a 53-year-old man on Tuesday over a collision that turned a joyous soccer celebration in Liverpool to tragedy and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, four of them in very serious condition.
Merseyside Police said they are not treating the incident as terrorism and are not looking for other suspects. The force has not identified the arrested driver. Police in Britain usually do not name suspects until they are charged.
Update – Liverpool parade update: Driver followed ambulance through roadblock as number of injuries increased to over 60
“Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims told a press conference: “It is believed the driver of the Ford Galaxy car involved in this incident was able to follow an ambulance onto Water Street after the road block was temporarily lifted so that the ambulance crew could attend to a member of the public who was having a suspected heart attack.”
Breaking: Merseyside Police confirm the car that struck crowds in Liverpool tailed an ambulance after a roadblock was briefly lifted for paramedics treating a suspected heart attack. Eleven remain in hospital, all recovering well. pic.twitter.com/DwefOQoM8R
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 27, 2025
