The 250-meter mad dash: 27 taken to hospital

Liverpool

47 people injured in the mad dash in Liverpool

Agnes Ericson

Updated 01.26 | Published 01.00

The victory celebration was replaced by complete panic.

In 250 meters, 47 people were injured in the center of Liverpool.

Now the police are mapping the perpetrator's mad dash through the large crowd.

It is still unclear why the driver hit the people celebrating Liverpool's victory in Premier League on Monday night.

At the press conference, Merseyside Police announced that there is no indication that the incident is linked to terrorism.

- What I can say is that we believe this is an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with it, says Merseyside Police's Deputy Commissioner Jenny Sims at the press conference.

Scores of police officers rushed over the vehicle and arrested the driver. Photo: X

The tragedy started at 6pm

They are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision and mapping the journey from start to finish.

What would end in tragedy began at 6pm local time.

According to The Telegraph, a black station wagon was driving slowly on Dale Street in Liverpool– a cross street to the parade street which was packed with pedestrians. Before the car could continue, a member of the public opened the driver's door. The driver then closed the door and continued down the street, passing Liverpool City Hall and approaching the parade street.

The vehicle then slowed down at a parked ambulance, but for some unknown reason it suddenly accelerated straight into the crowd.

Several people were thrown into the air and fell to the ground. Then a commotion broke out.

“Met by many injured”

According to reports, the mad dash continued for 250 meters before the car was stopped and a man was arrested.

The first alarm about the incident came at 6:07 p.m. local time.

Fire Chief Nick Searle said at a press conference that three fire engines were on the scene four minutes after the first alarm.

- The crew was met with many injured people and four people who were trapped under a vehicle. Our firefighters quickly lifted the vehicle and took out three adults and a child, who were handed over to our colleagues in the ambulance service, says Searle.

Police and emergency services are working at the scene. Photo: Danny Lawson/AP

An injured person is being taken away. Photo: Owen Humphreys/AP

53-year-old man suspected

After mowing down scores of people, the car stopped. Twenty police officers swooped on the vehicle and then arrested the driver.

- The car was stopped at the scene and a white 53-year-old man from the Liverpool area was arrested. We suspect he was the driver, says Deputy Police Chief Jenny Sims.

A tent was set up at the scene of the crime. Photo: Danny Lawson/AP

Of the 47 injured people, 27 of them were taken to hospital. The others were treated at the scene with minor injuries.

Two people, including a child, are considered to have serious injuries.

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