The victims who were left seriously injured after a car crashed into a crowd of Liverpool fans yesterday evening remain ‘very ill in hospital’, the city’s mayor has said.
Dozens of people, including two children, were taken to hospital last night after the ‘horror’ incident in Water Street, where 800,000 fans had gathered to celebrate the Premier League team’s trophy parade.
In an update this morning, Liverpool City Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said four members of the crowd were ‘very, very ill in hospital’.
‘We are hoping of course that they pull through very, very quickly,’ he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
The driver, a 53-year-old white British man, was arrested at the scene.
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Merseyside Police said the ‘isolated’ incident was not being treated as terrorism.
The Prime Minister said he had spoken to Mr Rotheram about the incident, adding: ‘Everyone, especially children, should be able to celebrate their heroes without this horror.’
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