The Merseyside police say that a 53-year-old white British man was arrested after a car collided with 'a number of pedestrians' during the Premier League trophy parade of Liverpool.
Emergency services descended on Water Street after the Merseyside police were contacted just after 6 pm on Monday with reports of the incident.
The car stopped on site and a man from the Liverpool area was held and then arrested.
A police spokesperson said: “We would ask people not to speculate about the circumstances around the incident of tonight in Water Street in the center of Liverpool.
“We can confirm that the arrested man is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area.
“Extensive questions are underway to establish the circumstances that have prior to the collision.”
People were injured in the incident, with images recorded by someone who was taken on a stretcher and a man who walked around a police officer with his arm for support.
Images showed police cordons in place around the heavily strewn road, with a large police, ambulances and a fire truck on the spot.
The Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, and the Minister of the Interior, Yvette Cooper, are kept informed about the events.
The prime minister said: “The scenes in Liverpool are terrible – my thoughts are with all those wounded 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.”
A police statement released on Monday evening was: “We are currently dealing with reports of a traffic collision in the Liverpool city center.
“We were contacted today, Monday 26 May, just after 6 pm, after reports a car was collided with a number of pedestrians on Water Street.
“The car stopped on stage and held a man.”
A statement from the North West Ambulance Service said: “NWAS supports an incident in the Liverpool city center, after reports of a traffic collision.
“We are currently assessing the situation and work together with other members of the emergency services. Our priority is to ensure that people get the medical help they need as quickly as possible.
“Updates are published on this page and the Mersey police as we know more.”
Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson, whose chair includes the city center, said: “I sincerely hope that everyone involved will be safe and will soon come home to their loved ones.”
In the meantime, a spokesperson for the Liverpool city council confirmed that the local authority is maintaining contact with the police about the incident.
Liverpool FC held an open-top bus parade to celebrate his Premier League title profit, with fans along the streets along the 10 Mile route.
Alderman John Hughes estimated that more than a million people were present and defeated the 750,000 attendees for the 2019 Champions League parade.
Eyewitness Natasha Rinaldi said she was looking at the parade from her girlfriend's window when “we heard some shouts”.
“It was so loud. People sounded desperate. And then we looked at the window and we saw the car running over people,” she told Sky News.
She added: “People started hurrying [in] To go after the driver after the driver and they tried to break the car. Then the police tried everything to block and push people away. “
'Never seen so many ambulances in such a dense proximity earlier'
Sky News' Charlotte Leeming in Liverpool:
“We are outside the town hall and there must be a dozen or more ambulances on the stand.
“In the last few minutes, search and rescue surfaced and gone on the street, teamwork formed with the police and ambulances. The priority is now for the emergency services to ensure that everyone is in order, but also to dispose of this area to work out what happened.
“The city center is full of people who celebrate and then this incident took place. The police have now been given this task to control the crowds and to ensure that the people involved in this incident are well cared for.
“I don't think I've ever seen so many ambulances in such a dense proximity.
“It is terrible to see and cry people with their heads in their hands, the people who saw what happened. The research is in full swing.
“It is a very fast moving situation and very painful for everyone when everyone celebrated an hour or two ago.”