‘Heroic’ taxi driver praised after blast outside hospital in Liverpool

The driver, named locally as David Perry, was injured at the scene and remains in hospital in a stable condition

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital after the incident (Peter Byrne/PA)

The mayor of Liverpool has praised a “heroic” taxi driver for his efforts to limit the impact when his car exploded in the city on Sunday.

Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after the blast involving the taxi at Liverpool Women’s Hospital at 10.59am, around a mile away from the city’s cathedral where a large Remembrance service was taking place.