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Driver Held After Liverpool Crowd Crash; Train-Truck Collision in Bavaria Injures 10

Authorities are probing potential security failures after a suspected drugged driver struck Liverpool fans, revisiting level-crossing safety following a Regionalbahn collision in Bavaria.

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Overview

  • A 53-year-old British man is in custody facing attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug-use charges after his Ford Galaxy ploughed into FC Liverpool title celebrators, injuring 79 people.
  • Merseyside Police say seven victims remain hospitalised in stable condition as officers analyse CCTV and witness accounts, and they have ruled out a terror motive.
  • Investigators allege the driver exploited an ambulance escort to breach event road closures, prompting a review of crowd-control protocols.
  • In Niederbayern, a Regionalbahn train struck a lorry at an unsecured level crossing near Pocking, leaving two people seriously injured and seven with minor injuries.
  • Deutsche Bahn has joined police in deploying experts to examine signalling systems and crossing safeguards as they probe the collision’s causes.