'A woman who was stood right next to me was thrown up into the air'

PARADE-GOER ON HOW FANS TRIED TO STOP DRIVER

- By LIAM THORP ECHO Political Editor

A WOMAN has described the "utter heroism" of Liverpool fans who fought to try and stop a car injuring more people as it ploughed into crowds on Water Street on Monday.

Stefanie Ryder-Walker was with her fiancé Ellis Matthews, his father and other friends when they were caught up in the horror of Monday's incident.

The 26-year-old described seeing a woman who was right next to her being thrown into the air as she was hit by the Ford Galaxy car, which had emerged from behind an ambulance.

Stefanie told the ECHO: "We had been on The Strand for the parade and we were walking up Water Street after it had finished. The road was full of people and then we saw an ambulance trying to get through.

"My fiancé's dad and others were telling people to move to the side of the road to let the ambulance through and the crowd parted. Then a car emerged from behind the ambulance.