Co Down Liverpool fan ‘pleaded with driver to stop’ before car smashed into him

Jack Trotter, from Newtownards, was helped by fellow fans and locals into a nearby pub until emergency services arrived to take him to hospital
Co Down Liverpool fan ‘pleaded with driver to stop’ before car smashed into him

Jack Trotter after the incident on Water Street (Owen Humphreys/PA)

A Liverpool fan run down at the club’s victory parade has described how he “locked eyes” with the driver and “pleaded for him to stop” moments before the car ploughed into him.

Jack Trotter, 22, from Down, was enjoying celebrating his team’s success when he found himself “face to face” with the Ford Galaxy on Water Street in the city centre on Monday.

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