Britain was in shock on Tuesday as at least four people in a serious condition were receiving hospital treatment after a car ploughed into a crowd celebrating Liverpool's Premier League football victory.

A 53-year-old white British man, believed to be the driver of the car, was arrested after Monday evening's incident, although police said they were not treating it as terrorism.

"There are still four people who are very, very ill in hospital and we are hoping of course that they pull through," Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool metro region, told BBC radio.

The morning newspapers splashed images of the incident across their front pages.

Headlines such as "Carnage at parade" in the Daily Mail and "Liverpool glory turns to horror" in The Daily Telegraph summed up what had started as a jubilant night for the Reds, who paraded through the city to celebrate a record-equalling 20th English league title.

In a late night press conference, emergency workers said almost 50 people were injured. A total of 27 football fans were taken to hospital, while 20 others were treated at the........

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