Cliff Notes – Youngest victim injured in Liverpool parade crash is nine years old
- A nine-year-old child is among the 79 injured in the Liverpool parade crash, with an age range up to 78 years old; seven remain in stable condition in hospital.
- A 53-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving, and drug driving, with police withholding details about the alleged drug involved.
- The incident occurred when a car drove into a crowd celebrating a Premier League victory, reportedly following an ambulance through a temporarily lifted roadblock.
Youngest victim injured in Liverpool parade crash is nine years old, police say | UK News
The youngest victim injured in the Liverpool parade crash on Monday is nine years old, police have said.
They added that the oldest is 78, with all 79 people injured understood to be British.
Seven remain in hospital in a stable condition.
Merseyside Police declined to say what drug the 53-year-old man arrested over the incident is alleged to have taken.
“We wouldn’t go into this detail at this stage of the investigation,” the force said.
Police are still questioning the driver and were granted further time in an extension on Wednesday.
Officers have until Thursday evening to question the man from West Derby.
He is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving.
The force previously said they believe the car, which drove into the crowd, was able to follow an ambulance crew attending to someone suffering a heart attack, after a road block was temporarily lifted.
Hundreds of thousands of Liverpool fans had turned out to celebrate their team’s Premier League victory when the incident unfolded on Water Street just after 6pm on Monday.