Liverpool's trophy parade horror as car 'collides' with crowd of fans

In the U.K.

Dozens of people including children were hurt after a British driver rammed his minivan into football fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title Monday evening.

Lee Eun-jin covers this calamity.

On Monday evening, Liverpool fans came out in the tens of thousands to celebrate the team's Premier League victory.

As the parade was wrapping up, a minivan drove into a crowd of fans on Water Street in Liverpool's city center just after 6 PM, local time, shortly after the bus carrying the Liverpool team had passed by.

The vehicle struck several pedestrians before coming to a stop.

A video on social media showed the van strike a man, tossing him in the air.

Ambulance officials said that 20 people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, while 27 were taken to the hospital, including two with serious injuries. At least four children were injured in the collision, and four people were trapped under the vehicle and had to be released by firefighters.

The police said they believed it to be an isolated incident, as they arrested the driver, a 53-year-old British man at the scene.

Authorities are not treating the incident as terrorism but are investigating what led to the incident and have asked people to refrain from sharing "distressing content online."

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as "appalling" and said those injured and affected are in his thoughts.

Liverpool city council leader Liam Robinson said on social media that the incident "cast a very dark shadow over what had been a joyous day."

Liverpool FC also posted on social media that their "thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this serious incident."

Lee Eunjin, Arirang News.