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NI Liverpool fan in hospital after being struck by car at parade

A man from Northern Ireland is being treated in hospital after being struck by a car at a Liverpool Football Club parade.

Jack Trotter, from Newtownards, County Down, and his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher were hit by the car as it drove into fans on Water Street, in Liverpool.

It happened at about 18:00 BST on Monday as thousands of Liverpool FC fans gathered in the city centre for the Premier League victory parade.

Speaking to BBC News NI from hospital, Mr Trotter said he was in "absolute agony".

The couple had travelled to the parade with friends from Northern Ireland.