The jubilation scenes gave way to chaos and nightmare in a few seconds. On Monday, May 26, a car hastened the crowd in Liverpool (England) that celebrated the victory of the Liverpool FC Football Club in the Premier League. 27 people were hospitalized, including two in serious condition. “We were partying, having a good time together,” Natasha Rinaldi said, Liverpool lens, in BFMTV.
“We were surprised. We are horrified by what we have seen and we still do not understand what happened,” continues the young woman.
Among the wounded hospitalized, four are children, they said the Northwest ambulance services rescue services at a press conference. One of them is still serious.
“My daughters began to cry”
Before everything changed around 6 pm, the day had started well. Despite the torrential rain, hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom were dressed in red to celebrate the title of the Premier League champion acquired by the Pennant Club.
The images, very quickly shared on social networks, then show a dark car to hurry to the compact crowd and hit several people. “People were chasing the driver and tried to stop him,” a supporter told Sky News.
In a few seconds, the celebration gave way to chaos. While Harry Rashid attended the parade with his wife and two young people, he especially remembers the screams. “It was very painful to see everything. My daughters began to cry and tried to get out of there as soon as possible,” he testified on British television.
This 48 -year -old father, this time cited by the British agency, PA, said that “he saw people lying on the ground and unconscious.” When he saw the car hitting the crowd, everything happened “extremely fast.” The only thing he heard was the sound of people hit by the car hood.
When rescue teams arrived at the scene, four people were still trapped under the vehicle. “Our teams quickly built the car and released three adults and a child,” said Nick Sarle, firefighters.
A 53 -year -old man arrested
Matt Cole, a BBC journalist who was present with his family, said he saw “a dark blue car running to the crowd.” “She just didn’t stop. I managed to catch my daughter who was with me and throw myself aside,” he said. The men continued the car to try to stop him, said this journalist.
Police said they had arrested the driver of the vehicle, “a 53 -year -old British white man from the Liverpool region.” According to British authorities, it is an “isolated” incident that “is not treated as terrorism.” The Merseyside Police Chief of Police, Jenny Sims, asked the public not to speculate or disinform the misinformation in social networks. “
Early at night, Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke of “terrible” scenes in Liverpool. “My thoughts go to all those who are injured or affected,” he added, speaking of an “shocking” event.
The Liverpool club said in contact with the police. “Our thoughts and prayers accompany those who have been affected by this serious event,” he wrote.
This drama awakens the painful memories of 1989. While attending a match at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, 97 supporters of the club died in a stampede. More than 760 people were also injured in this disaster, the most deadly in the history of British sport.
Source: BFM TV
