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AGE RANGES OF THOSE HURT IN MONDAY'S INCIDENT HAVE BEEN REVEALED AS FURTHER QUESTIONS ARE ASKED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS THAT WERE IN PLACE 12:13, 29 May 2025 A nine-year-old
child was among those injured in Monday's horrific scenes when a driver ploughed into crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade. Merseyside Police has confirmed that the youngest person
to be injured following the harrowing incident in Water Street in the city centre was just nine. The oldest person to be injured was 78. All those injured are understood to be British. The
new information came to light after police confirmed that the number of those injured had grown to 79. The force said on Wednesday that seven of those people remained in hospital, all in a
stable condition. A 53-year-old man from West Derby in Liverpool, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving offences and driving while unfit through drugs, remains
in police custody. The investigation team were granted more time on Wednesday to continue questioning the suspect in police custody and continue to do so today. The police have also
responded to further questions about the roadblocks and diversions that were in place in the vicinity of the incident on Monday, including in Dale Street, which the ECHO revealed was the
route travelled along by the Ford Galaxy Car before it moved onto Water Street and ploughed into the crowds of people. Article continues below The police confirmed that there was a partial
closure of an area of Dale Street between North John Street and Exchange Street East and said traffic was filtered down the latter road to stop any traffic getting on to Water Street. It has
previously been revealed that the driver of the Ford Galaxy tailgated behind an ambulance, which was heading onto Water Street to tend to a person suffering a suspected heart attack, before
the driver rammed into dozens of people. It is understood that the barrier used to block vehicles from getting onto Water Street was a flatbed truck and traffic cones. There are still
questions about how the Galaxy was able to navigate its way past potentially several roadblocks on its way to Water Street. On Wednesday, the ECHO obtained a range of CCTV footage that
showed the car travelling along Dale Street from its start point close to the Queensway Tunnels before moving along the busy thoroughfare towards Water Street. Business owners in Dale Street
said they were shocked and surprised that the majority of Dale Street had remained open when hundreds of thousands of people were flowing into the city centre, but council officials said
this was necessary because the street has hotels and apartments that require access for visitors and residents. Article continues below Officials also pointed out that Dale Street services
Victoria Street, which services the Mersey Tunnels.