Paul O’Brien and his family had flown in from Ireland to celebrate their soccer team’s Premier League title. “Everyone’s singing all day, everyone having a good time, everyone talking to one another,” Mr. O’Brien recalled. “And then — ”Standing along Water Street in the heart of Liverpool on Monday, Mr. O’Brien, his son and his parents suddenly found themselves being shoved, hard, by a surging crowd. Had it not been for the people pushing them out of the way, Mr. O’Brien said on Tuesday, they might have been in the vehicle’s path. “We didn’t realize until we were pushed,” Mr. O’Brien said.

Source: The Times May 28, 2025 03:08 UTC