Liverpool, the first shock assessment of the drama

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By: Manu Tournoux

The parade celebrating the twentieth title of Liverpool on Monday was marked by a terrible incident. While the festivities were coming to an end around 6 p.m. (7 p.m. in Paris), a car rushed into the crowd, hitting several pedestrians.

The scene images quickly went around social networks. We see there offended people projected on the ground or slipped under the vehicle. In a momentum of panic and solidarity, dozens of witnesses rushed on the car to try to stop the driver.

47 injured identified and several children

The first assessment reports 47 injured, including 27 hospitalized, including four children. Two people are in serious condition.

According to Sky Sportsthe rapid intervention of rescue has saved several lives, including a child stuck under the vehicle. Local police have confirmed the arrest of a suspect: “” a 53 -year -old British white man “from the Liverpool region. The authorities favor the track of an “isolated” act, dismissing that of “terrorism”.