The Liverpool ECHO quoted an official report from the Merseyside Police on Sunday, that the authorities had formally arrested a 53-year-old man who was suspected of taking drugs and deliberately crashing his car into several fans during the Liverpool Premier League Champions trophy parade.

According to the news brought by Jenny Sims, Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, the incident occurred at around 6 pm on May 26, and the man involved was a 53-year-old white man living in Liverpool.

When the Liverpool trophy parade was coming to an end, the suspect followed an ambulance on patrol on Water Street in the city center, and suddenly crashed his dark blue Ford Galaxy into the Liverpool fans who were celebrating around the street for no reason.

During the process, more than 27 fans were hit by him, and several fans were hit and stucked under the car. Among the victims, 4 were children, and one of the 4 children was seriously injured and had to be sent to the intensive care unit of Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Subsequently, nearly more than 10 adult fans who were at the scene also spontaneously went to the hospital for outpatient treatment, bringing the total number of Liverpool fans affected in this incident to 50. Fortunately, the incident did not cause any deaths.

Dave Kitchin, director of the Merseyside Ambulance Service, also added that in addition to the 50 fans mentioned above, a paramedic who was riding a bicycle to rescue injured fans at the scene was also hit because he could not dodge in time.

Deputy Chief Constable Jenny Sims said that after receiving the report from Liverpool fans, the police quickly dispatched and arrived at the scene within 4 minutes. When the authorities arrived at the scene, many Liverpool fans had spontaneously helped the medical staff of the emergency unit to help the injured fans get on the ambulance, and several stronger fans, regardless of their own safety, spontaneously blocked the car of the suspect and tried to stop him.

For this, she was very grateful to the fans for their courageous behavior and hoped that these fans would not be hurt.

Deputy Chief Constable Jenny also confirmed that the man involved in the case has been arrested and his motive for the crime is still under investigation.

Since the man involved in the case was mentally unstable when he was arrested, the police have formally charged him with intentional reckless driving and attempted murder after suspected drug use.

Although the nature of the case is extremely bad, the police did not classify it as a terrorist attack, and temporarily do not believe that this incident involves political conspiracy. The public and netizens around the world are urged to speak cautiously, not to make excessive speculations and comments on the incident, and not to spread the images of the collision to avoid causing secondary harm to the victims.

Afterwards, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned: "The scenes in Liverpool are shocking, and my sincerest thoughts and condolences will be with all those injured or affected."

"I would like to thank the police and emergency services for their quick and sustained response to this shocking incident."

"The people of the entire Liverpool community will strongly stand together, and people across the country will stand together with everyone in Liverpool to get through this difficult time."

"I will continue to monitor the developments and ask that we give the police the necessary space to investigate."

Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram also condemned: "From the Heysel Disaster to the Hillsborough Disaster, unfortunate events have always befallen this city.

"But the facts have proved that everyone in this community has strong faith, willpower and family atmosphere, working together to support each other and overcome difficult times."

"A joyous, meaningful and historic day should not end with such an appalling and angry ending. Violence has no place in any corner of our community."

"Today is a difficult day for our city area, but we are united. ”

“On behalf of the government, I would like to express our sincere condolences to all those affected, especially those injured.”

“As always, I would like to thank the Merseyside Ambulance Service emergency services staff for their professionalism and quick action.

In addition, Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan, head coach Arne Slot, captain Virgil van Dijk, legendary head coach Jürgen Klopp, Rafael Benítez, club legends Sir Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Jordan Henderson, Steven Gerrard and others have also posted messages to express their condolences to the injured.

The club will also actively cooperate with the police and the government in the investigation and provide immediate medical assistance to injured fans.

At the same time, official Liverpool fan organizations around the world also spontaneously provided assistance to fans from their respective countries who were on the scene and injured that day.

Liverpool held a trophy celebration parade at the Liverpool City Center on May 26 after the club won the 2024/25 Premier League title. Since this was the first time that the Reds held a parade after winning the league title in 35 years, it attracted hundreds of millions of fans in red clothes to take to the streets to celebrate that day. Unexpectedly, this unfortunate incident happened.