​​Chaos unfolds at Liverpool FC victory parade as car rams into people​

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Celebratory mood shattered

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Celebratory mood shattered

A driver slammed a car into a crowd celebrating Liverpool's Premier League Victory on May 26. Thousands of people attended the parade. The crash seriously injured a child and an adult and sent more than two dozen people to the hospital. (Image: AP)

'Not linked to t<sub>​</sub>errorism'

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'Not linked to terrorism'

The Merseyside police said that they were contacted around 6 pm on Monday after reports of the car hitting the crowd reached them. The police have said they are viewing this incident as an isolated one and not connecting it to terrorism. (Image: AP)

Chaos am<u>​</u>id celebration

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Chaos am​id celebration

Videos shared on social media showed a dark coloured car with a broken rear window swerving into the parade crowd and hitting attendees. Bystanders were seen rushing to help the victims, some of whom were trapped beneath the vehicle. (Image: X/@RT_com)

After the cheers

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After the cheers

A 53-year-old British man has been arrested for ramming his car into the crowd, injuring many. A motive behind such an act has not yet been established. ( Image: AP)

Celebration meets catastrophe

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Celebration meets catastrophe

Nearly fifty people were injured in the crash, including four children. Twenty-seven of them were rushed to the hospital, and two sustained serious injuries, out of which included a child. Four people were temporarily trapped under the vehicle. (Image: AP)

Liverpool's day of sorrow

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Liverpool's day of sorrow

Eyewitnesses said that the car accelerated into the crowd quite deliberately. "You could hear the bumps as he was going over people", one of them said. The car was travelling down Water Street in the direction of the Strand. (Image: AP)

'Appalling' tra<sub>​</sub>gedy

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'Appalling' tragedy

UK prime minister Keir Starmer has called the situation at Liverpool "appalling". The mayor of the Liverpool city region, Steve Rotheram, commented that it was a "difficult day" for the city and the region. (Image: AP)

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