Daniel Eveson’s baby son was dragged around 15ft in his pram after the Ford Galaxy ploughed into the family during Liverpool’s doomed Premier League celebrations
A baby who was dragged 15ft in his buggy by the Liverpool parade car somehow avoided serious physical injury.
The infant’s dad Daniel Eveson “thought he had lost everything” when the Ford Galaxy ploughed into a crowd, including his family, during the Reds’ awry title-winng parade on Monday. Teddy was “chucked” down the road after the impact, while Daniel’s partner went under the wheel of the Ford Galaxy.
But it has now been confirmed the baby escaped without significant physical harm. A Good Samaritan in a nearby restaurant rushed to make sure Teddy was safe and then looked after the infant while Daniel tended to his spouse, it has now emerged. The dad’s partner was taken to hospital, where she spent at least Monday night.
What was supposed to be a joyous moment to mark Liverpool’s second Premier League triumph became the “worst day of his (Daniel’s) life. The Reds fan said: “To me looking and finding his pram. To not knowing if he was alive. To seeing him alive. It was a lot to take on… I thought I had lost everything, I really did.”
Teddy was “chucked about 15ft down the road” in his pram. It is understood he remained inside the buggy, which buffeted any subsequent impacts. He did not need treatment at hospital, it is believed.
However, speaking to the BBC, Daniel, from Telford, Shropshire, continued: “I don’t honestly believe I will be able to go to a parade or celebration like that ever again. Because there will always be that fear in the back of my mind that anything can happen and we might not be in control.”
Around 50 people – including children – were hurt in total, the emergency services confirmed. As of Tuesday afternoon, 11 of these remained in hospital with various injuries.
A 53-year-old man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving. The suspect, from West Derby, Liverpool, remains in police custody where he has been interviewed. Merseyside Constabulary understand the man, a white British citizen, was the driver of the vehicle, which is thought to have been able to follow an ambulance attending to someone suffering a heart attack after a road block was temporarily lifted.
But Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims defended the policing operation during the parade, telling reporters that the force planned for “all contingencies” – including road closures and an armed police presence.
- Another Liverpool supporter told how he feels lucky to be alive after a putting up his hands to stop the driver at the Reds’ title-winning parade. Jack Trotter spent the night in hospital after he was struck by the car. The vehicle collided with a crowd and more than 50 people – including Jack – needed treatment in different hospitals across Liverpool. Jack said: “When it sort of got to my level, the car had slowed down and I put my hands up, sort of to protect myself but also to try to say to him ‘stop.'”