Merseyside Police believe the car was able to follow an ambulance after a road block was temporarily lifted to treat a member of the public.

Liverpool Football Club have released a statement after a “serious incident” took place as police responded to reports that a car had hit multiple pedestrians as the team were parading their Premier League trophy around the streets of Liverpool. Merseyside police issued the following statement following the incident in Liverpool city center.

As thousands of people gathered across the streets to celebrate Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, a car ploughed into the crowd

Liverpool FC held an open-top bus parade through the city to celebrate its Premier League triumph, with hundreds of thousands of fans lining the streets of the 10-mile route. View on euronews

Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson urged people not to share footage on social media of the car ploughing into pedestrians at the Premier League victory parade.

A BBC reporter has recounted the terrifying moment a car ploughed into the crowd at the Liverpool FC title parade, narrowly missing his family.

A man from Co Down is among those who were struck by a car at the Liverpool FC victory parade last night. Jack Trotter has thanked everyone for their messages wishing him well.

In Liverpool city centre, James Street and Lime Street underground low level stations will be closed all day. However, the mainline station at Lime Street for national train services is open as normal. On the Northern line, Bank Hall, Walton, and Cressington stations will be closed all day.

Northern Irish Liverpool fans are among the eyewitnesses to the moment when a car ploughed into a crowd of supporters in the city, with one Co Down man among those injured.