A man has revealed the "terrifying moment" the car which injured 47 people during the Liverpool FC trophy parade "brushed" past him before slamming into fans seconds later."

David Wilkinson, 61, was walking along Water Street in the city alongside his wife Breda, 62, when he saw the car heading towards him.

He says the vehicle brushed his arm before he jumped out of the road - moments before it hit unsuspecting fans.

David said: "We had just made it to the top of the street and we could hear this car coming - it was beeping its horn."

"It headed for me and brushed my arm as it went past - I jumped out of the road just in time."

"We continued walking up the street and saw people sitting on the floor we thought the car must have hit those people before heading for us."

"We didn't realise the main incident was so close behind us."

"It was only until watching the news later on were we found out the full scale of what happened."

Before the car brushed past, David he recalls seeing around 20 people chasing after the vehicle - he suspected it had been stolen.

David, of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, said before the incident the everybody was just "joyous" describing it as a "party atmosphere"."

He said: "It is the last thing on your mind that anything like this would happen."

"I hope that everyone who was involved is okay."

"You just don't want things that has to happen a joyous occasion."

Liverpool FC supporter Gabi Nanson, 22, didn't witness the crash but saw police officers at the scene, after the incident.

She said the whole city "is just in shock" and "nobody really understands" why the incident happened. "

Gabi said: "Everyone is just in shock. "

"Nobody really understands why. "

"Everyone was having such an amazing day."

"You just don't expect something like that to happen."

Gabi said that before the incident, the "atmosphere was absolutely amazing" and that all the fans were "on a high."

She said: "The atmosphere was absolutely amazing."

"Everyone was chanting and everyone was happy."

"Especially after the bus, had gone past, everyone was on a high."

"It was an amazing atmosphere around here."

Joe Hosford, who has been a Liverpool FC fan all of his life, had travelled from his home in Cork, Ireland, to visit his family and to watch the parade.

He says he wanted yesterday (Monday) to be remembered as the day that Liverpool won the Premier League, but instead it will be remembered by this "tragedy."

Joe, 36, said: "It's really devastating because you want to always remember today as when Liverpool won the Premier League and the celebrations."

"Then this tragedy has happened."

"It's always going to be in people's minds."

John Whitfield, 56, was enjoying his tea on the nearby Albert Docks with his cousin when he caught wind of the news.

He said: "My wife called me at 7pm to ask if I was okay - 'I asked her why what's wrong?' - that's when she sent me all these videos."

John said upon watching the video the restaurant "lost its atmosphere."



He revealed: "You could see people looking at the first video that come out, and it just went from that euphoria to a feeling that everyone was just devastated."

"It was visible on everyones faces that they were absolutely devastated."

"The whole weekend's been a carnival - up until that point, it was the best weekend you could imagine."

"But for this to happen, it is just shocking, just unbelievable - everyone's evening was ruined."