Police have been given extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into football fans during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade.
Merseyside Police said a Ford Galaxy avoided a roadblock by tailgating an ambulance that was responding to reports of someone having suffered a heart attack.
The force said it had been given an extension to continue questioning a 53-year-old man from the city’s West Derby area. He was also detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.
The force has now identified 79 casualties with seven remaining in hospital following the incident in Water Street shortly after 18:00 on Monday.
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