2025 Liverpool parade incident

2025 Liverpool parade incident
An aerial image showing the immediate aftermath of the incident
Date26 May 2025
Time6 pm (BST)
LocationWater Street, Liverpool, England
Coordinates53°24′22″N 2°59′37″W / 53.4062°N 2.9935°W / 53.4062; -2.9935
TypeTraffic collision
Non-fatal injuries109
Charges
  • Dangerous driving
  • Unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (2 counts)
  • Causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (2 counts)
  • Attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (2 counts)

On 26 May 2025, a motorist drove a grey Ford Galaxy into a crowd on Water Street in Liverpool, England, during a victory parade celebrating Liverpool Football Club's 2024–25 Premier League title win. Police confirmed 109 people were injured; at least fifty were taken to hospital, including four children.

Merseyside Police arrested a 53-year-old white British man at the scene and issued seven charges: one count of dangerous driving; two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm; two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm; and two counts of attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on 30 May and was remanded in custody until 14 August, when he will return to court to enter a plea before his possible trial in November.