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Summary
- Four children are among the dozens of people injured after a car ploughed into a crowd at the Liverpool FC parade
- Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital, and two suffered serious injuries - including one child, the North West Ambulance Service says
- A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested and is believed to be the driver of the vehicle, Merseyside Police say
- Thousands of people were on the city's streets for Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade - the club has offered its full support to the emergency service
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the "scenes in Liverpool are appalling" and thanks emergency services for their swift response
Live Reporting
Edited by Johanna Chisholm and Alys DaviesNews conference ends after Liverpool City Council leader praises emergency workers published at 15:04
Liam Robinson from Liverpool City Council is speaking now and pays tribute to the NHS staff and emergency services.
He asks for people not to share footage on social media, and to come forward with any information and report it to the police.
The news conference ends there and no questions are taken.
Four people were trapped under vehicle - fire service published at 15:00
Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Nick Searle, is speaking now.
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He says on arrival at the scene, there were numerous people injured and four people were trapped under the vehicle.
Three adults and one child were removed from beneath the vehicle and passed to the ambulance, Searle tells the news conference.
27 patients taken to hospitals across Liverpool - ambulance service published at 14:58
David Kitchen of the North West Ambulance Service is up next and says everyone is "horrified and saddened" by what has happened.
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He says clinicians, paramedics and other medical teams were quick to support and respond to what happened on Water Street.
He says 27 patients were taken to various hospitals across Liverpool.
Two of those taken to hospital, including one child, suffered serious injuries, he adds.
Another 20 were treated at the scene, with four children among the injured, he says. They did not need hospital treatment. One paramedic on a bike was also struck but not seriously injured.
Incident not being treated as terrorism - police published at 14:56
A 53-year-old man is believed to be the driver of the vehicle, Sims says, and an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the incident is under way.
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The incident is not being treated as terrorism, she adds.
'A number of people' injured and taken to hospital - police published at 14:55
Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims continues.
She says "a number of people" have been injured and were taken to hospital.
A "large number" of people of all ages were injured but treated at the scene, Sims adds.
Thoughts are with all those injured - Merseyside police assistant chief constable published at 14:54
Merseyside Police's Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims sits down and starts the news conference by saying her thoughts are with all those who are injured in tonight's "horrific" event.
She thanks the public who came to the assistance of those who were hurt.
News conference starts published at 14:52
Merseyside Police are in position now as the news update begins.
You can watch the live stream at the top of the page and we'll bring you the key updates here.
Liverpool fan in hospital after being struck by car at parade published at 14:44
BBC News
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Image caption:
Jack Trotter was celebrating Liverpool's Premier League win with friends when the incident happened
Jack Trotter, from Newtownards, County Down, and his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher were hit by the car as it drove into fans on Water Street, in Liverpool.
Speaking to BBC News NI from hospital, Trotter said he was in "absolute agony".
The couple had travelled to the parade with friends from Northern Ireland.
Liverpool parade latest: Children among the dozens injured after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC parade, emergency services say
Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital and one child has serious injuries. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, police say.
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