At least 50 people were hospitalized after being struck by the Ford Galaxy that drove directly into a tight cluster of fans lining a street.

Just hours after the episode, the police announced that the driver was a white British man. After previous violence, false anti-Muslim speculation had been spread online.

Police say 65 people were injured when a car rammed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their teams Premier League championship and 11 remained hospitalized on Tuesday.

An author and researcher has been misidentified online as the person suspected of driving a car into scores of Liverpool soccer supporters while they celebrated their side’s Premier League title on May 26.

Police in Liverpool say a 53-year-old British man plowed his minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating the city team’s Premier League championship, and that he has been arrested

Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital and 20 others were treated at the scene. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, police say.

The vehicle collided with "a number of pedestrians on Water Street" just after 6 p.m. local time on Monday, police said.