Jurgen Klopp breaks his silence on Liverpool parade horror collision with 25-word statement as former Anfield boss sends message to victims of shock incident
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Jurgen Klopp expressed his concern and sent his best wishes to Liverpool supporters who were hurt in the unsettling events that transpired during the club’s Premier League celebration parade.

The Reds were marking their championship victory with an open-top bus procession in Liverpool on the Bank Holiday Monday. However, the festivities were overshadowed when a car crashed into a group of fans gathered in the city’s center.

The distressing event occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Water Street, where countless fans had gathered to revel in their team’s success. Emergency teams arrived rapidly, and striking images from the scene depicted police barriers, debris scattered on the road, and a significant number of officers, ambulances, and even a fire truck on site.

The car, described by witnesses as ‘beeping’ as it made its way through the crowds, eventually came to a halt at the scene. A ’53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area’ was swiftly detained by police, who said the incident was not being treated as terrorism.

An ambulance team later confirmed that 27 patients were taken to hospital including four children. 20 people were treated at the scene for minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment. Two people, including one child, have sustained serious injuries, while four people trapped under the car were rescued by firefighters.

The former Liverpool boss was present at the parade and had shared images on social media of the joyous scenes earlier in the day. But after news of the collision, thoughts quickly turned to those affected. 

‘My family and I are shocked and devastated, our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are injured and affected,’ he wrote on Instagram. ‘You’ll never walk alone.’ 

Klopp, who ended a near nine-year spell in charge of the club last May, made his first return to the city over the weekend as the Reds lifted the Premier League trophy and enjoyed a parade denied of them in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. 

Earlier, Reds legend Jamie Carragher took to social media to extend his thoughts and sympathies to those affected.

‘Devastating end to the day………just pray everyone is ok,’ he said alongside a picture of the iconic Liver Building in the city covered in red smoke from flares earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, shortly after the incident initially happened, Liverpool released a club statement offering their ‘full support to the emergency services’ dealing with the incident.

It read: ‘We are in direct contact with Merseyside Police regarding the incident on Water Street which happened towards the end of the trophy parade earlier this evening.

‘Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this serious incident.

‘We will continue to offer our full support to the emergency services and local authorities who are dealing with this incident’.

Liverpool icon Sir Kenny Dalglish had also expressed his shock and sadness at the incident.

‘Shocked, horrified and deeply saddened about what happened at the end of the parade today,’ he said.

‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone and their families who have been impacted by today’s tragic event. Our anthem has never felt more appropriate, You’ll Never Walk Alone. Your Liverpool family are behind you.’

Liverpool’s rivals Everton – also based in Merseyside – released the following statement: ‘Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by this serious incident in our city’.

Elsewhere, Manchester United’s official account on the platform wrote: ‘Our thoughts are with @LFC and the city of Liverpool after today’s awful incident.’

A Premier League statement read: ‘Everyone at the Premier League is shocked by the appalling events in Liverpool this evening, and our heartfelt thoughts go out to all those injured and affected.

‘We have been in contact with Liverpool FC and have offered our full support following this serious incident.’

Authorities say both Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper are being kept fully briefed on the developing situation.

Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters when he witnessed the collision.

He said: ‘It happened about 10 feet away from us. We were just in a crowd and we had no control over where we would be, because it was a very narrow street.

‘The vehicle came to our right. It emerged from just right next to an ambulance, which was parked up. This grey people carrier just pulled up from the right and just rammed into all the people at the side of us.

‘It was travelling south, down Water Street, straight towards this strand, which is where the docks are.

‘It was extremely fast. Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the bonnet of a car.’

PM Keir Starmer added: ‘The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are with all those injured or affected.

‘I want to thank the police and emergency services for their swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident. 

‘I’m being kept updated on developments and ask that we give the police the space they need to investigate.’

The incident marred a day which was intended for celebration among Liverpool supporters after their club sealed a historic 20th league title.

The parade followed a 10-mile route. It started at Allerton Maze, heading north along Queens Drive in a similar route to the one used in 2019 – when the Reds won the Champions League.

There were a number of road closures due to the event, with Liverpool City Council strongly recommending that people did not drive.

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