Emergency services have cordoned off an area where Liverpool’s bus passed through in their Premier League title parade after reports of a major incident.
After lifting the trophy on Sunday at Anfield, Liverpool’s stars celebrated their 20th league title with a parade through the city as Arne Slot’s men were greeted by hundreds of thousands of fans lining the streets.
But on Monday evening images surfaced on social media relating to a shocking incident in the city centre where it was claimed a car had struck pedestrians on Water Street, near Dale Street.
The pictures, taken from an aerial view, showed a black car in the road, with police officers present along with a fire engine.
As seen in additional pictures, multiple ambulances quickly arrived on the scene and shortly after, the Liverpool Echo received a statement from Merseyside Police, who provided an update and confirmed that a man had been detained at the scene.
Statement issued by police after Liverpool title parade incident
“We are currently dealing with reports of a road traffic collision in Liverpool city centre,” the statement read.
“We were contacted at just after 6pm today, Monday 26 May, following reports a car had been in collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street.
“The car stopped at the scene and a male has been detained.
“Emergency services are currently on the scene.
“We will issue more updates as we have them.”
