Police say driver who plowed into Liverpool soccer fans acted alone, not believed to be terrorism
The driver arrested was believed to be the only one involved and the crash was not being investigated as an act of terrorism, police said.
Ambulances took 27 people to the hospital, including two with serious injuries, and another 20 people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, said Dave Kitchin of North West Ambulance Service. At least four children were injured.
Four of the victims, including a child, were trapped under the van and firefighters had to lift the vehicle to free them. A paramedic on a bicycle was also struck but was not injured.
'It has cast a very dark shadow over what had been a joyous day for the city,' City Council leader Liam Robinson said at a late night news conference.
As the parade was wrapping up, a gray minivan turned onto the parade route and plowed into the sea of fans wrapped in their red Liverpool scarves, jerseys and other memorabilia. A video on social media showed the van strike a man, tossing him in the air, before veering into a larger crowd, where it plowed a path through the group and pushed bodies along the street before coming to a stop.
'It was extremely fast,' said Harry Rashid, who was with his wife and two young daughters as the minivan passed by them. 'Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a car.'
Rashid said the crowd charged the halted vehicle and began smashing windows.
'But then he put his foot down again and just plowed through the rest of them, he just kept going,' Rashid said. 'It was horrible. And you could hear the bumps as he was going over the people.'
Rashid said it looked deliberate.
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