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A Liverpool fan run down during the club’s victory parade has recalled how he “locked eyes” with the driver and “pleaded for him to stop” moments before being hit.

Jack Trotter, 22, had travelled from Northern Ireland with his girlfriend, Abbie Gallagher, 22, to celebrate on Water Street when he was struck by a Ford Galaxy.

“Abbie was a few feet ahead of me, and I was just taking videos singing with Liverpool fans I’d never even met before,” Mr Trotter said. “Then I just heard her screaming my name, I put my phone down and by then I was face to face with the car.

“He had slowed down. And then I put my hands up and pleaded for him to stop, and he wasn’t stopping. Then he clipped me.”

Other fans helped Mr Trotter into a nearby pub until paramedics arrived. He was among more than 50 people injured, including children. Eleven remained in hospital on Tuesday in a stable condition.

Watch: Merseyside Police praised for quickly dismissing speculation over Liverpool crash

Merseyside Police praised for quickly dismissing speculation over Liverpool crash

Alex Croft28 May 2025 02:00

Liverpool FC captain says he is 'praying for speedy recovery' of injured

Liverpool FC captain Virgil van Dijk said he is “praying for a speedy recovery” for all those injured in the crash following the club’s title parade.

The Dutch defender posted on Instagram: “My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected. Praying for a speedy recovery for everyone who suffered injuries.

“We are all with you.”

Screen grab taken from Instagram of a story posted by Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (Virgil van Dijk/Instagram) (PA Media)

Alex Croft28 May 2025 01:00

'I will never forget seeing a woman stuck under the car'

Natasha Rinaldi, 31, was watching the parade from her friend’s flat on Water Street, Liverpool, when she heard “desperate screams” from below.

“We rushed over to the window and saw injured people all over the floor,” she told The Independent.

“We heard so many screams. I will never forget seeing a woman stuck under the car. It was so distressing. She was the last person to be rescued.”

Ms Rinaldi, a Liverpool FC fan for 12 years, said the collision, which injured 47 people including four children, had “destroyed” what was supposed to be a “very happy day”.

She said: “It is unbelievable. I had been dreaming of this day for so long. I have followed the club for years and go to the games all the time.

“Everyone was so happy. But after it, everyone was broken. It destroyed what was supposed to be a very happy day.”

'I pleaded for the driver to stop', recalls witness

A Liverpool fan run down at the club’s victory parade has described how he “locked eyes” with the driver and “pleaded for him to stop” moments before the car ploughed into him.

Jack Trotter, 22, was enjoying celebrating his team’s success when he found himself “face to face” with the Ford Galaxy on Water Street in the city centre on Monday.

He told the PA news agency of the moment before he was struck by the car: “He had slowed down. And then I put my hands up and pleaded for him to stop, and he wasn’t stopping.

“Then he clipped me.” Mr Trotter said the incident was “very quick”.

“I did lock eyes with him,” he continued. “People were hitting his car, shouting at him. Everything was very dark. Everything was very blurry. He had ran through me by the time I could get a good look at him.

“When the car had hit me, the adrenaline kicked in, and I didn’t really, obviously feel anything. And then once I found my partner, the adrenaline wore off, and then I just collapsed on the wall and said ‘Abbie, that’s me, I’m gone”.

Alex Croft27 May 2025 22:00

Flowers pictured at scene of horror crash

A Barbie keychain, flowers and cards lie on the ground near the site of an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans (REUTERS)

A total of 65 people were injured, Merseyside Police said on Tuesday (REUTERS)

A 53-year-old man was arrested after the incident and remains in custody (REUTERS)