Merseyside, May 27 -- The celebration during Liverpool FC's 20th top-flight English League title win took a tragic turn on Monday (local time) when a car drove into fans during their open-top bus parade on Water Street in Liverpool's city centre, injuring 47 people, including four children, as reported by the New York Times.

The incident took place close to the end of the 10-mile-long parade route.

According to the NYT, citing emergency services, 27 of the injured 47 have been hospitalised, with two, one of them a child, seriously injured. The remaining 20 others were treated at the scene.

A paramedic on a bike was also struck but wasn't seriously hurt, while four individuals, including a child, were temporarily trapped under the car, ...