‘I thought I was seconds away from being killed' – Irish fan on day of horror
An Co Down Liverpool fan has described how he thought he was 'seconds away' from being killed after a car ploughed into supporters at the club's Premier League victory celebration in the city.
Jack Trotter (22), from Newtownards, was at the Liverpool parade on Water Street in Liverpool with his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher and friends, when the driver of a people-carrier drove into him, injuring his back and legs.
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