Singapore fans recall chaos in Liverpool after victory parade

A car had ploughed into the crowd, injuring at least 47; no reports of S'poreans injured

- Kimberly Kwek

Singaporean Aaron Kok was among the hundreds of thousands of red-clad fans lining the streets of Liverpool on May 27, soaking up the lively atmosphere as the British city celebrated the club's 20th top-flight league title with an open-top bus parade with the players.

Mr Kok, founder and chief executive of 1896 Travel, a local sports tourism company, had travelled there with more than 100 Liverpool football fans from Singapore to take part in the festivities.

But as the party wound down after the 3½-hour parade, the 48-year-old realised something was wrong when he noticed about 10 ambulances and people receiving medical attention.

Concerned, he checked in with his fellow travellers as the group had dispersed into smaller clusters along the 16km route. It took him about an hour to confirm that everyone was safe. He eventually found out that a car had ploughed into the crowd during the parade.

He said: "It definitely put a dampener to things. When the first videos came out, everyone was absolutely stunned.

"Gradually overnight, things stabilised... and it was very assuring that the authorities controlled everything after that."