Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets with Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell, second right, Deputy Chief Constable Chris Green, right, and the Mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram at Merseyside Police Headquarters, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Peter Byrne/Pool photo via AP)

UK police get more time to question suspect in Liverpool soccer parade collision

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship title is being held in custody an additional day for questioning, police said Wednesday.

Seven people remained hospitalized in stable condition as the number of wounded was increased to nearly 80 people, Merseyside Police said. That number has nearly doubled since the incident on Monday as police learned of additional injuries.

Hundreds of thousands of fans had been celebrating Liverpool’s record-tying 20th league title when a vehicle was driven down a city center street that was closed to traffic and collided into the crowd, transforming a day of joy into a catastrophe.

Police said the unidentified 53-year-old British man in custody is also suspected of driving while unfit through drugs and driving dangerously. It is alleged he dodged a roadblock by following an ambulance that was rushing to treat someone of a suspected heart attack.

Police were granted an extension to hold the suspect longer than 48 hours and will have to either charge him with a crime by Thursday evening or release him.

A Forensic officer looks at evidence near the site where a 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Liverpool police headquarters on Wednesday to meet senior officers and the city’s mayor.

“The scenes on Monday were just awful, to see how incredible joy at an amazing achievement turned to horror in a moment,” he said.

Scooters lie on the site where a 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets with Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell, right, Deputy Chief Constable Chris Green, second right, and the Mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, at Merseyside Police Headquarters, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Peter Byrne/Pool photo via AP)
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting with Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell, left, Deputy Chief Constable Chris Green, second left, Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims, and the Mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, right, at Merseyside Police Headquarters, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Peter Byrne/Pool photo via AP)

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