Mohamed Salah faces backlash for social media post after Liverpool parade crash
Mohamed Salah drew the ire of social media users for sharing a post celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title triumph shortly after a terrifying car crash sucked the air out of the trophy parade.
On the heels of the festivities, a black SUV was seen barreling into Reds supporters that remained gathered on Water Street. Meyerside Police announced in a statement that a 53-year-old man has been detained.
The scene in the Liverpool City Center swiftly devolved into chaos as first responders and officers rushed into action. A local restaurant, Riva Blu, was converted into a makeshift ER while an air ambulance additionally touched down to provide aid.
Taking to X following the horrifying incident, Salah posted a photo of himself kissing the Premier League trophy while on the pitch. The image, which did not come with any caption, appeared to be prescheduled.
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Droves of Liverpool fans slammed the post, insisting that it shouldn't have gone out in light of the tragedy that took place. 'This scheduled post has landed at a bad time. They need to do damage control,' one X user wrote, with another adding: 'Mo, you need new people to run your socials…'
A third chimed in, 'This is why you should never relinquish control of your socials to a soulless media team. Completely inappropriate.'
In an official statement addressing the tragic event, Liverpool sent well wishes to those who were impacted and confirmed they were working with police. 'We are in direct contact with Merseyside Police regarding the incident on Water Street which happened towards the end of the trophy parade earlier this evening," the club wrote.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this serious incident.
'We will continue to offer our full support to the emergency services and local authorities who are dealing with this incident.'
The Premier League also broke its silence on the matter, describing what took place in the Liverpool City Center as "appalling."
"Everyone at the Premier League is shocked by the appalling events in Liverpool this evening, and our heartfelt thoughts go out to all those injured and affected," a statement read.
"We have been in contact with Liverpool FC and have offered our full support following this serious incident."
Keir Starmer — the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — expressed a similar sentiment, writing on X: "The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are with all those injured or affected.
"I want to thank the police and emergency services for their swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident. I'm being kept updated on developments and ask that we give the police the space they need to investigate."
In light of the car crash, Merseyside Police implored Liverpool citizens to refrain from speculating about the primary suspect's motives or post distressing footage of the incident to social media.
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