MOWGLI OPENED ITS DOORS TO POLICE AND MEDICAL TEAMS TO HELP VICTIMS AFTER THE LIVERPOOL PARADE CRASH 11:48, 29 May 2025 A Water Street restaurant that found itself at the centre of a police

operation has reopened. Mowgli has been closed for several days after 79 people were injured by a car at a parade to celebrate Liverpool winning the Premier League. On Tuesday, May 27,

street cleaners were pictured clearing debris in the area. Water Street and Dale Street reopened to cars and pedestrians yesterday. The forensic tents and scientific support vehicles have

also been removed from Water Street. Cards with "sending a hug" messages and flowers were also left at the bottom of Water Street. Political and community leaders have continued to

message which reads: "Thank you for your understanding." Mowgli founder Nisha Katona shared a message following the incident. On an Instagram story, she wrote: "There is a

Light that shines in the darkness. And the darkness can never extinguish it." She further added: "Thank you to my wonderful teams in Water Street who were incredible in their calm

maturity, resourcefulness and quick kindness when Mowgli became a medical event centre yesterday - in the face of trauma their love for our beloved city and our Liverpool people was

immediate and immense. We will let you know when we reopen. God bless" New footage obtained by the ECHO shows the scenes in Dale Street in the immediate aftermath of the terrible

incident in the nearby Water Street on Monday. The footage shows emergency vehicles trying to get through the busy road, which has vehicles in traffic and many people walking back from the

parade. Now businesses on Dale Street have questioned the decision to keep large parts of the road open for traffic on Monday when huge numbers had poured into the city centre for the parade

celebrations. Dead Crafty Beer Company bar owner Gareth Morgan said he could not believe the road was open to vehicles. Mr Morgan said: “No vehicles other than emergency vehicles should

have been on that road.” A business owner, who asked the ECHO not to publish his name, said there was “no justification to keep the road open” during the LFC parade. The concerns over the

decision to keep the majority of the road open follows an ECHO exclusive, where never-seen-before footage shows the journey the Ford Galaxy made in the minutes before it drove into crowds of

people. The CCTV shows the car joining traffic on Dale Street at its eastern-most point before continuing towards the Mersey. The footage shows the car moving down the road while large

numbers of people are walking back from the parade. At one point the Ford Galaxy nearly collides with a woman who is crossing the road. Merseyside Police has defended the policing operation

during the parade and said the force planned for “all contingencies”, but added there was no intelligence to suggest an incident of this nature would take place. Article continues below The

ECHO previously exclusively reported that the car gained entry to Water Street, where it hit dozens of people, after it tailgated through a temporary road barrier behind an ambulance

responding to a person having a suspected heart attack. There is still some confusion about the traffic management plan that was in place. The ECHO understands a filter system was in place

at the end of Dale Street at its junction with Exchange Street East, meaning no traffic should have gone beyond this point - on towards Water Street. What is not clear is how the driver was

able to get beyond this road block before continuing along Dale Street onto Water Street, where police said he followed an ambulance passed a road block at its junction with Rumford Street.