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.
Seven people remain in hospital and 79 casualties have been identified by police after the incident involving a Ford Galaxy in Water Street shortly after 18:00 on Monday.
Merseyside Police said it had been given more time to question a 53-year-old man from the West Derby area. He was also detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.
The force said the vehicle had tailgated an ambulance, which had been responding to reports of someone having a heart attack, into the road.
