Independent report into Liverpool F.C title parade expected ten months on
Paul Doyle was sentenced to 21 years in prison in December
A independent report is expected to come out later today, detailing safety concerns raised following Paul Doyle ploughing through crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade is set to be released later today.
Over one hundred people were injured when Doyle, a former Marine, drove into large crowds of Liverpool supporters on Water Street last May.
A report into safety concerns on the day a driver ploughed through crowds at Liverpool's victory Parade is set to be released later.
A panel of experts have been looking at the facts from the day, raising questions about how the 54-year-old was able to get his car so close to the parade route.
The 54 year old former Royal Marine from Croxteth had initially entered not guilty pleas to all 31 charges, before changing his pleas to guilty at the start of his trial on 26th November.
The 29 victims included on the indictment were aged between six months and 77 years old, with more than 130 people injured in total, during the seven-minute rampage along Dale Street and Water Street.
The incident occurred just minutes after Liverpool’s triumphant open-top bus parade passed through the city centre on 26th May 2025, leaving scenes reminiscent of terror attacks in Europe.
Victims included a six-month-old baby thrown from his pram and several people with life-changing injuries. Merseyside Police said it was “sheer luck” that no one was killed.
Liverpool FC issued a statement expressing hope that the upcoming sentencing will bring “some peace” to those affected, while emergency services were praised for their swift response on a day that should have been one of celebration.