Number injured in Liverpool victory parade rises to 109
The number of people reported to have been injured in the Liverpool victory parade crash has risen to 109 with four people remaining in hospital, Merseyside Police said.
A car ploughed into Liverpool supporters last Monday as they lined the streets to celebrate the football club winning the Premier League.
Those injured range in age from nine to 78. There were no fatalities.
Paul Desmond Sanders Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road, West Derby, has been charged over the crash on Water Street.
"This is a complex and constantly evolving investigation and we are still working through and assessing those reporting being injured and our enquiries remain ongoing," said Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson of Merseyside Police.
"I would like to thank everyone who has been in touch with us so far to give witness accounts or supply information or video footage. The response so far has been of great assistance in progressing the investigation.
"We have had more than 500 submissions to the Major Incident Police Portal (MIPP) and a team of detectives are currently working through the information provided.
"I would continue to appeal for anyone who has information and is yet to come forward to please get in touch as a matter of urgency."
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