Event planning review after Liverpool parade crash
A review into the planning of major events in Liverpool will be held after more than 100 people were injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people during a football victory parade.
Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson commissioned the review to see if any lessons can be learned from the 26 May incident on Water Street which he said had "cast a dark cloud" on Liverpool FC's Premier League title celebrations.
Former Royal Marine and local businessman Paul Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has been charged with seven offences in relation to the incident.
Four adults injured in the incident were named on Tuesday after a judge lifted reporting restrictions.
Mr Doyle is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, 18.
He is set to appear again for a plea hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 August.
Some businesses in Liverpool city centre have raised questions about how traffic management was handled by the authorities around the Bank Holiday Monday parade.
Many fans also complained of "absolute carnage" in trying to get home from Lime Street station afterwards.
At a town hall council cabinet meeting, Robinson confirmed the local authority would review its plans for all major events following the "distressing" end to the parade.
He said people injured in the incident remained at the centre of the council's thoughts.
Robinson met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram following the incident.
Robinson said people really came together to support one another after the parade, adding that "no city responds to times of crisis like this like Liverpool".
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