After a car, the police have “a lot of questions to answer” Liverpool FC Premier League Vijay Parade And the crowd of fans declined, injuring 65 people.
A top security expert has warned Fabricated incident should never happen Since the authorities faced difficult questions about security measures in Monday’s incident, in which a million fans were seen in a herd on the streets of the city.
A 53 year old man Arrested on suspicion of attempt to murder And drug driving was still being pinned by the police on Tuesday night as the police asked CCTV to work how the car was able to close the road.
Ford Galaxy killed fans of a Ford Galaxy on Water Street, away from the main parade route on the strand, about 6 o’clock, eleven people remain in the hospital. Some got stuck under the vehicle.
Mercertide Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said there was a road on a road, but it was temporarily removed for an ambulance to reach a heart attack person.
The People’s career is believed to have followed it inside the perimeter and on the packed street as fans made their way to catch trains, buses and taxis to catch the house.
A security expert said that the horrific incident could “easily be stopped” as he questioned why enhanced measures, such as anti -vehicle security barriers, were not in place.
The road is believed that the road was blocked as part of the rolling road closure operated by the council by a flat-bed truck.
Li Dodddies, who has trained the UK Counter Terrorism Security Advisors at the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NACTSO) and planned major programs including Rider Cup in Wales in 2010. Independent: “It could be easily stopped.
“Despite the circumstances, the vehicle should not have been anywhere inside that cordon.”
He said that the Mercesis Police has “a lot of questions to respond to the incident”, which is not being considered related to terror.
Bal has said that “strong” traffic management measures for the parade were measures. However, Mr. Dodddij said: “Mercyssed police commented that they had a well -managed traffic plan, but clearly it was not well planned as a vehicle was able to get so close.”
“Clearly, he deployed the wrong strategy,” he said. “They had police snipers on the roofs, but you may not have taken a shot in a crowd of thousands, as well as the area was covered in smoke with fireworks and flarers.
“What they should have done were making sure that this area was safe to gather people.”
The Liverpool City Council confirmed that the road was closed for vehicles under a rolling road block, and ‘hostile vehicle mitigation measures’ were in place.
Steve Rodram, Mayor of Liverpool City Metro, also demanded answers to “legitimate” questions how the car was capable of entering the area.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, AC Sims defended the policing operation during the 10 -Meal Parade, saying he had planned for “all contingencies” – including road closures and an armed police appearance.
He said: “There was no intelligence to suggest the event of this nature.”
So far 65 have been confirmed, and the authorities are trying to identify others. Within a few hours of the accident, the police revealed “Full step change” from the response to Southport AttackAs the police quickly worked to reduce online dissolution about their identity.
DET CHF Supt Phalundrill said: “Our detectives are talking to many witnesses, including witnesses of injured, visual and emergency respondents, as we really want to get a full picture of what happened.
“In addition, a comprehensive CCTV questioning is being done across the city to establish the movements of the car before the incident.”
31 -year -old witness Natasha Rimaldi was watching the parade from her friend’s flat on Water Street in Liverpool when she listened to “desperate screams” from below.
“We went to the window and looked at the injured on the entire floor,” he told Independent,
“We heard a lot of screams. I will never forget seeing a woman getting trapped under the car. It was very disturbing. He was the last person to be rescued.”
Ms. Renaldi, a fan of Liverpool FC for 12 years, said that the collision, in which 65 people including four children were injured, “destroyed” which was considered a “very happy day”.
“The first thing I thought I thought how the driver found,” he said. “The roads were blocked; it was difficult to go inside as someone walks. I do not understand how the car ended.
“A group of people were trying to break into the driver’s car and screaming ‘Get it!” It was very shocking and it took us some time to understand what happened. ,
The 51 -year -old Donna Scalden, and her partner Chris Wilson, from 52, from the Isle of White, ran into a side street in terror as a car.
“I was just walking in a panic,” he said. “We were not sure what is happening, but when you see so many people running, you just run for your life because you don’t know what is happening.”
Sir Kir Stmper said the whole country “stands with Liverpool” as he paid tribute to the victims and the first respondents, stating that “the scenes of happiness turned into horror and destruction”.
Princess Anne visited the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where 11 people live in a stable position. Employees treating the injured said that they were “very, very lucky” that there were no more injuries.
Consultant J Rathor said: “Most of the injuries were limb injuries. No fatal, we were able to manage them.”
