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Belfast Telegraph
7 days ago
- Belfast Telegraph
‘I thought I was seconds away from being killed' – Irish fan on day of horror
Jack Trotter from Co Down thanks Liverpool locals who helped him 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.
Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Survivor of Liverpool car ramming talks of shock and panic
A couple recounted the moment they were hit by a car at Liverpool soccer club's victory celebrations on Monday. Jack Trotter and his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher had just met some other Liverpool fans and were taking videos when a car collided with a crowd along a blocked off road.
The Independent
7 days ago
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- The Independent
Liverpool crash victim ‘pleaded with driver to stop' before car smashed into him
A Liverpool fan run down at the club's victory parade has described how he 'locked eyes' with the driver and 'pleaded for him to stop' moments before the car ploughed into him. Jack Trotter, 22, was enjoying celebrating his team's success when he found himself 'face to face' with the Ford Galaxy on Water Street in the city centre on Monday. The stricken Northern Irishman was helped by fellow fans and locals into a nearby pub until emergency services arrived to take him to hospital. Photos of the father-of-one being carried by two firemen while wearing a Liverpool scarf were on the front pages of several national papers on Tuesday. Mr Trotter, from Newtownards, County Down, escaped without serious injury and has been discharged from hospital, but fears he could be left with walking problems for weeks. He had made the trip to Liverpool with his girlfriend, Abbie Gallagher, 22, who screamed out in terror when she saw the car coming towards him. 'Abbie was a few feet ahead of me, and I was just taking videos singing with Liverpool fans I'd never even met before,' Mr Trotter told the PA news agency. 'Then I just heard her screaming my name, I put my phone down and by then I was face to face with the car. 'He had slowed down. And then I put my hands up and pleaded for him to stop, and he wasn't stopping. 'Then he clipped me.' Mr Trotter said the incident was 'very quick'. 'I did lock eyes with him,' he continued. ' People were hitting his car, shouting at him. 'Everything was very dark. Everything was very blurry. 'He had ran through me by the time I could get a good look at him. 'When the car had hit me, the adrenaline kicked in, and I didn't really, obviously feel anything. 'And then once I found my partner, the adrenaline wore off, and then I just collapsed on the wall and said 'Abbie, that's me, I'm gone'. Mr Trotter said bystanders helped him away from the scene before firemen took him to an ambulance. The moment was captured by nearby photographers. 'We were approached by a few Liverpool men, and then by a bouncer of a pub,' he said. 'She had brought us in, cleared everyone, even though the pub was still full, got a seat for me and and then she went and got the emergency services.' Asked about his injuries, he said: 'My legs aren't broken, which is good. It's just my left leg where it was hit is just a good bit tender. 'My back's got slipped disks. 'I just recovered from a back injury… It's just brought it back, but 10 times worse.' Mr Trotter and his girlfriend are due to fly home on Wednesday, but he said he was unsure how if he would be able to travel in his condition. 'We're going to have to get on with easyJet, to find a way for me to access the plane. 'I'm not going to be able to walk up steps anytime soon.' Describing his memories of the 'traumatic' incident, he said: 'It's going to impact me for a lot of reasons. 'I'm just thinking, was it actually even real? Was it, you know, a dream? 'We are still here. However, the worst could have happened.' More than 50 people, including children, were treated in different hospitals and 11 people remained there in a stable condition, police said in an update on Tuesday. The 53-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving.
Irish Independent
7 days ago
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- Irish Independent
‘One second I'm ecstatic seeing Liverpool players with the trophy – the next, someone trying to kill us' – Irish fan on car horror
Jack Trotter from Co Down has thanked the people who helped get him to safety, including his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher, as the couple come to terms with their dream day turning into a nightmare as Liverpool FC fans speak of traumatic day in club's history. An Irish 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 Co Down, 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.
Sky News
27-05-2025
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- Sky News
'I was telling him to stop': Liverpool parade victim says he's been left 'traumatised'
A man who was among the dozens injured when a car struck a crowd during Liverpool's Premier League trophy parade has told Sky News how he pleaded with the driver to stop before he was hit and sent "spinning". Jack Trotter and his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher, both 22, had just met some other Liverpool fans and were taking videos when the Ford Galaxy quickly approached. Ms Gallagher told Sky News' communities correspondent Lisa Holland how she screamed "Jack, Jack" as the driver "rammed through everybody". Mr Trotter, a father of one, said: "He rammed through the first set of people, but when it got to me, I put my hands up, telling him to stop, but also to protect myself. "He just tried to run through me. I twisted, and he just caught my legs. I'm completely bedbound at the moment. I'm traumatised." Ms Gallagher was hit on the right side of the car, while Mr Trotter was struck on the left, but she managed to save herself by pushing herself off the bonnet. She said: "Everything was mental. Everyone was crying. I was in hysterics. I couldn't find him for at least five minutes." 'My back's gone' "I look around and there's people in the air. I just freaked out. I was just trying to find Jack. "Luckily enough, he heard me screaming. He came up and said, 'I'm here'. We didn't know what to say, we were just crying." Mr Trotter said his adrenaline "kicked in" and he got himself back up to reach his girlfriend. He added that once he knew she was okay and the adrenaline wore off, he slumped against a wall, telling her that "my back's gone". 4:47 As Ms Gallagher tried to help him up, a nearby man and woman came to help, and they carried him into a bar. Those who helped - firefighters, paramedics, police and bar staff - were "amazing", she said. "They gave us a hug when we needed it because everyone was crying," she added. "They had to call for an ambulance to come. They gave Jack gas and air to try and ease the pain and other meds for painkillers. They got him onto a bed. He was crying and screaming." 'We are in shock still' Ms Gallagher added: "The hospital was amazing. The doctors made us laugh, tried to ease what happened. We rang my family and his family. We are just in shock still." "We will be scared by the experience. It's not something you ever expect. It's just heartbreaking," she said. Mr Trotter, who is one of more than 50 people who were injured in the incident, said his "legs are ok", but his back had "completely gone". He said: "At the moment, I'm just in absolute agony. It was just a traumatic experience." The father of one added: I've got a little boy back home and just the thought that [the driver] could have taken me away from him… I just can't get my head around it." Eleven people remain in hospital in a stable condition. Merseyside Police have arrested a 53-year-old white British man on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving, and driving while unfit through drugs. Officers believe the suspect drove to the scene by following an ambulance, which was responding to a heart attack.
