Four children among 50 injured after car ploughs into Liverpool parade crowd

Four children were among about 50 people injured in a “horror” incident after a car ploughed into a crowd during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade, with one youngster seriously hurt.

The English city's police force said the “horrific incident” was not being treated as terrorism following the arrest of a 53-year-old man at the scene.

The force said the suspect was the driver of the car, white, British and from the Liverpool area.

The British prime minister said he had spoken to the mayor of Liverpool about the incident, adding: “Everyone, especially children, should be able to celebrate their heroes without this horror.”

At a press conference late on Monday evening, Dave Kitchin from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said 27 people were taken to hospital and 20 people were treated at the scene, with four children among the injured.

He said two of those taken to hospital, including one of the children, suffered serious injuries.

Mr Kitchin said some patients had also taken themselves to local hospitals.

Nick Searle, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer, said four people who were trapped under the car, including a child, were rescued by firefighters.

Footage circulating online appeared to show the vehicle speed up as it veered into pedestrians on both sides of the crowded street.

Officers surrounded the car as witnesses attempted to stop the driver, who was eventually detained by police.

Witness Les Winsper (55) told The Guardian how the incident unfolded in front of him.

He said: “People started banging on the [car] windows.

“Then they smashed the windows and he panicked and put his foot down.

“He then hit someone and that person has gone in the air and he’s ploughed through the rest of them.

“I’