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'It missed us by inches': Witnesses describe car driving into crowd at Liverpool FC parade

Witnesses have described the "horrendous" moment a car "rammed" into a crowd of people who were attending Liverpool FC's victory parade following their Premier League win.

Merseyside Police said a number of pedestrians were hit by the vehicle in Water Street, Liverpool just after 18:00 BST. Dozens were injured, two of them seriously, with 27 treated in hospital.

A 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area was arrested, police said, adding that he is believed to have been the driver.

One eyewitness, BBC reporter Matt Cole, said the car missed him and his family "by literally inches".