Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid shared an update after a car ploughed into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade
Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid delivered “horrific” breaking news on Tuesday (May 27).
At the top of the programme, Susanna reported that four children were among those injured at yesterday’s Liverpool FC parade.
A man, aged 53, has been taken into custody following an incident where a car struck several pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during the Premier League victory parade.
Eyewitness accounts and videos circulating on social media depict the vehicle ploughing through a crowd, causing people to flee the scene.
The police have stated that the incident is not being treated as terror-related and appears to be an isolated event, reports Bristol Live.
“Our breaking news this morning is that we now know that four children were among the dozens injured yesterday as a people carrier was driven into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade,” Susanna began.
“Firefighters had to lift up the vehicle to rescue a child, who was among four people trapped underneath it.”
Ed Balls chimed in: “The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the city’s unity, saying Liverpool stands together and the whole country stands with Liverpool.”
Chief correspondent Richard Gaisford was reporting live from Liverpool, while Nitya Rajan was stationed outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Before airing a pre-recorded segment, Richard issued a cautionary note to viewers. Following this, Nitya provided details about the injuries sustained in the incident.
“One child out of the four that were injured has sustained serious injuries,” she confirmed.
Back in the studio, Susanna Reid and Ed Balls discussed the heart-wrenching impact of the incident on the community.
“Devastating scenes there. Of course, everyone thought that they were celebrating something joyful,” Susanna said.
“This parade was miles long, and initially people would not have realised what happened in Water Street if they had already drifted off in other directions.
“Obviously, your heart goes out to everyone injured, those who saw what happened, people would have been really devastated witnessing that, but everyone else in the parade thinking it was one of the best days of their life, and all that’s come over that now is just awful.”
Ed added: “It’s so particularly upsetting for this to happen in Liverpool. They were denied a parade during the pandemic when they won the league. Liverpool has faced such terrible football hardship over the years.
“For this to happen again and on the day when they’re celebrating such a dramatically brilliant win in the Premier League is really unfair. It’s terrible.”
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