Merseyside police have confirmed 65 casualties in the incident, with 50 people having been treated in hospital after a car drove into a crowd in Liverpool. There have been no fatalities, and while 11 people remain in hospital, all are in a stable condition, police said this afternoon.
“I am pleased to say that they are recovering well,” Det Jaundrill said.
During a press conference this afternoon, Det Chief Supt Karen Jaundrill said that the man accused of the act had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, driving while unfit through drugs, and dangerous driving.
The 53-year-old man was able to drive a black Ford Galaxy people carrier into crowds during the parade after he followed an ambulance onto Water Street, where a road block had been temporarily lifted, police believe. Paradedics had been attending to a man who had suffered a heart attack.
Police forces have said that they will not release the ethnicity of every suspect in the wake of Monday evening’s incident, after the suspect was described as being “white British” hours after his arrest.
After last year’s Southport killings, Merseyside Police faced heavy criticism for not releasing information about the perpetrator, Axel Rudakubana.
The driver remains in custody this evening, with Det Chief Supt Karen Jaundrill telling the public: “I want to reassure the public of Merseyside that detectives are making significant progress as we seek to establish the full circumstances that led to this awful incident and bring the person responsible to justice.
“We have a total of 65 confirmed casualties, many of whom required hospital treatment.
“Further work is ongoing to identify other people affected, and we will continue to support these individuals in the days and weeks to come.”