47 injured including four children after car ploughs into crowd in Liverpool
One of the children is seriously injured
Last updated 26th May 2025
Emergency services have confirmed that four children were among the many people injured after a car hit crowds of people in Liverpool earlier today.
At a late-night press conference tonight, North West Ambulance Service confirmed that they had taken 27 people to hospital and that two people, including one child, have been seriously injured.
The ambulance service said it had treated 47 people in total, 20 at the scene and 27 who were subsequently taken to hospital.
Four children were among those injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt.
Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said the Bank Holiday Monday incident was not being treated as terrorism and was believed to be an isolated incident following the arrest of a 53-year-old man at the scene.
The force said the suspect was the driver of the car, white, British and from the Liverpool area.
At a press conference on Monday evening, Dave Kitchin from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said 27 people were taken to hospital and 20 people were treated at the scene, with four children among the injured.
He said two of those taken to hospital, including one of the children, suffered serious injuries.
Nick Searle, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer, said four people who were trapped under the car, including a child, were rescued by firefighters.
What happened in Liverpool today?
Thousands of people had come to the city to watch Liverpool FC's trophy parade.
Police were first contacted just after 6pm to reports a car had driven into the crowds on Water Street.
Footage circulating online appeared to show the vehicle speed up as it veered into pedestrians on both sides of the crowded street.
Officers surrounded the car as witnesses attempted to stop the driver, who was eventually detained by police.
The force later confirmed they had arrested a man and said the suspect was a 53-year-old, white, British man from the Liverpool area.