Car ploughs into crowd during Liverpool title parade
Peter Jones, 44, from the Isle of Man, attended the parade and described the incident as 'shocking'.
'We heard a frantic beeping ahead, a car flew past me and my mate, people were chasing it and trying to stop him, windows smashed at the back.
'He then drove into people, police and medics ran past us, and people were being treated on the side of the road.
'There were a lot injured. We heard it behind us hit the crowds, then we saw half a dozen people [injured] in the road as we were walking up.'
'It was shocking. We're back at our hotel now, in a bit of a shock.'
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