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Jurgen Kloppsaid his prayers are with the Liverpool fans injured and affected by the horrific scenes that unfolded at the club’s Premier League trophy parade.
The Reds were celebrating their title triumph with an open-top bus parade through Liverpool on Bank Holiday Monday but the day was marred when a car collided with a crowd of fans in the centre of the city.
The shocking incident unfolded just after 6pm on Water Street after thousands of fans had packed the streets to celebrate their team’s triumphant season. Emergency services rushed to the scene within minutes, and dramatic images showed police cordons, litter strewn across the road, along with a strong presence of officers, ambulances and even a fire engine.
The car, described by witnesses as ‘beeping’ as it made its way through the crowds, eventually came to a halt at the scene. A ’53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area’ was swiftly detained by police, who said the incident was not being treated as terrorism.
An ambulance team later confirmed that 27 patients were taken to hospital including four children. 20 people were treated at the scene for minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment. Two people, including one child, have sustained serious injuries, while four people trapped under the car were rescued by firefighters.
The former Liverpool boss was present at the parade and had shared images on social media of the joyous scenes earlier in the day. But after news of the collision, thoughts quickly turned to those affected.
A car collided with a crowd of fans on Water Street just after 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday
‘My family and I are shocked and devastated, our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are injured and affected,’ he wrote on Instagram. ‘You’ll never walk alone.’
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