Liverpool -legend Jamie Carragher shared a sincere message on social media after horrific scenes have unfolded during the Premier League Trophy Parade of the club.
The Reds celebrated their title Triumph with an open-top bus parade by Liverpool on Bank Holiday Monday, but the day was marred when a car clashed with a crowd of fans in the center of the city.
The shocking incident unfolded on Water Street just after 6 pm after thousands of fans had packed the streets to celebrate their team's triumphant season.
Emergency services rushed to the scene within a few minutes and dramatic images showed police cordons, litter by road, along with a strong presence of officers, ambulances and even a fire truck.
The car, described by witnesses as 'squeaking' when it found itself through the crowd, finally came to a halt on the spot. A '53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area 'was quickly held by the police, who said the incident was not treated as terrorism.
An ambulance team later confirmed that 27 patients were taken to the hospital, including four children. 20 people were treated on the spot for minor injuries, but did not need hospital treatment. Two people, including one child, suffered serious injuries, while four people who were trapped under the car were saved by firefighters.
And Carragher, who had previously shared photos of the celebrations, went to social media after the shocking incident when he expanded his thoughts and sympathies to the affected ones.
“Destroying end of the day ……… just pray that everyone is in order,” he said next to a photo of the iconic liver building in the city covered with red smoke from torches earlier in the day.
In the meantime, shortly after the incident initially happened, Liverpool issued a club statement with their 'full support to the emergency services' that handle the incident.
It stated: 'We have direct contact with the MerseSide police with regard to the incident on Water Street that took place earlier tonight towards the end of the trophy parade.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this serious incident.
“We will continue to offer our full support to the emergency services and local authorities that have to do with this incident.”
Liverpool icon Sir Kenny Dalglish had also spoken his shock and sorrow in the incident.
“Shocked, shocked and deeply sad about what happened today at the end of the parade,” he said.
'Our thoughts and prayers go to everyone and their families who have been hit by today's tragic event. Our national anthem has never felt so suitable, you will never walk alone. Your Liverpool family is behind you. '
Liverpool's Rivals Everton – also based in Merseyside – published the following explanation: “Our thoughts are affected by this serious incident in our city.”
Elsewhere, the official account of Manchester United wrote on the platform: “Our thoughts are at @LFC and the city of Liverpool after today's terrible incident.”
A Premier League statement was: 'Everyone at the Premier League is shocked by the terrible events in Liverpool tonight, and our sincere thoughts are going to all those injured and affected.
“We had contact with Liverpool FC and have offered our full support after this serious incident.”
Authorities say that both Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Minister of the Interior are fully informed of Yvette Cooper about the development situation.
Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was on the parade with his wife and two young daughters when he witnessed the collision.
He said: 'It happened about 10 feet of ours. We were just in a crowd and we had no control over where we would be because it was a very narrow street.
“The vehicle came to the right. It came from exactly right next to an ambulance that was parked. This Gray People, carrier just stopped from the right and just rammed in all people on the side of us.
'It drove to the south, through Water Street, directly to this strand, that is where the docks are.
“It was extremely fast. Initially we just heard the doll, doll, doll from people who are simply beaten from the hood of a car. '
PM Keir Starmer added: 'The scenes in Liverpool are terrible – my thoughts are with all those injured or affected.
'I want to thank the police and emergency services for their rapid and continuous response to this shocking incident.
“I am kept informed about developments and ask that we give the police the space they need to investigate.”
The incident disfigured a day intended for celebration among Liverpool supporters after their club had sealed a historic 20th league title.
The parade followed a 10 -mile route. It started in Allerton Maze, on the way to the north along Queens Drive in a similar route like that in 2019 – when the Reds won the Champions League.
There were a number of road closures as a result of the event, in which the Liverpool municipal council strongly recommended that people did not ride.