‘I thought I was seconds away from being killed' – Irish fan on day of horror
An Co Down Liverpool fan has described how he thought he was 'seconds away' from being killed after a car ploughed into supporters at the club's Premier League victory celebration in the city.
Jack Trotter (22), from Newtownards, was at the Liverpool parade on Water Street in Liverpool with his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher and friends, when the driver of a people-carrier drove into him, injuring his back and legs.
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- Daily Mirror
Harry Redknapp's £5m mansion burgled by yobs with hammer as jewellery stolen
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Scottish Sun
4 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Hammer gang raid Harry Redknapp's £5m mansion and steal wife Sandra's jewellery as cops probe theory on how they got in
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Sky News
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- Sky News
West Ham's Lucas Paqueta cleared of spot-fixing
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