As Liverpool celebrated the club's 20th league title with a parade around the city, a car drove into and collided with pedestrians in the Liverpool City Center around 6 pm local time.
A 53-year-old suspect has been detained by local Merseyside Police as a primary suspect.
I’ve overheard one paramedic say that they are having to go to a different hospital because 'the Royal [Hospital] could be overrun.'” The Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) is considered the largest hospital in the city.
"NWAS is supporting an incident in Liverpool city center, following reports of a road traffic collision," read a statement from the North West Ambualance Service (NWAS).
Updates will be published on this page and Mersey Police as we know more."
Head coach Arne Slot led the team around the city in an open-top bus tour that, outside of a smattering of rain, went on without a hitch
"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," it read
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