UK Officials Give Update on Liverpool Parade Crash: ‘A 53-Year-Old White British Man from the Liverpool Area Was Arrested’

SIMS I want to ░░░░░░░░ all of the emergency ░░░░░░░░ partner agencies and members ░░░░░░░░ the public who came ░░░░░░░░ the assistance of the ░░░░░░░░ following this evening s ░░░░░░░░ incidents which we declared ░░░░░░░░ major incident This had ░░░░░░░░ a joyous day in ░░░░░░░░ with hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ people lining the streets ░░░░░░░░ celebrate Liverpool Football Club ░░░░░░░░ victory parade Sadly at ░░░░░░░░ 00 this evening as ░░░░░░░░ parade was drawing to ░░░░░░░░ close we received reports ░░░░░░░░ a car had been ░░░░░░░░ a collision with a ░░░░░░░░ of pedestrians on Water ░░░░░░░░ in Liverpool city center ░░░░░░░░ number of people have ░░░░░░░░ injured and were taken ░░░░░░░░ hospital In addition a ░░░░░░░░ number of people of ░░░░░░░░ ages were treated at ░░░░░░░░ scene but did not ░░░░░░░░ hospital treatment Specialist officers ░░░░░░░░ been put in place ░░░░░░░░ support the injured and ░░░░░░░░ families Our emergency service ░░░░░░░░ from the North West ░░░░░░░░ Service and Mersey Fire ░░░░░░░░ Rescue Service also attended ░░░░░░░░ scene and will be ░░░░░░░░ to provide further updates ░░░░░░░░ car stopped at the ░░░░░░░░ and a 53 year ░░░░░░░░ white British man from ░░░░░░░░ Liverpool area was arrested ░░░░░░░░ believe him to be ░░░░░░░░ driver of the vehicle ░░░░░░░░ inquiries are ongoing to ░░░░░░░░ the circumstances leading up ░░░░░░░░ the collision and it ░░░░░░░░ vital that people do ░░░░░░░░ speculate or spread misinformation ░░░░░░░░ social media I know ░░░░░░░░ people will understandably be ░░░░░░░░ by what has happened ░░░░░░░░ What I can tell ░░░░░░░░ is that we believe ░░░░░░░░ to be an isolated ░░░░░░░░ and we are not ░░░░░░░░ looking for anyone else ░░░░░░░░ relation to it The ░░░░░░░░ is not being treated ░░░░░░░░ terrorism We would ask ░░░░░░░░ people refrain from sharing ░░░░░░░░ footage from the incident ░░░░░░░░ and please share any ░░░░░░░░ directly with our investigation ░░░░░░░░ Information including video footage ░░░░░░░░ be passed on via ░░░░░░░░ Merseyside Major Incident Police ░░░░░░░░ Detail can be found ░░░░░░░░ the Merseyside police website ░░░░░░░░ the lead up to ░░░░░░░░ event we have been ░░░░░░░░ closely with event organizers ░░░░░░░░ a robust traffic management ░░░░░░░░ was put in place ░░░░░░░░ the parade which included ░░░░░░░░ number of road closures ░░░░░░░░ the route and the ░░░░░░░░ center We will provide ░░░░░░░░ updates as soon as ░░░░░░░░ have them I ll ░░░░░░░░ hand over to my ░░░░░░░░ Dave Kitchin from the ░░░░░░░░ West Ambulance Service.”