A BBC reporter has revealed the terrifying moment he and his family escaped being struck down by a people carrier ploughing into crowds at Liverpool's trophy parade last night.

Matt Cole grabbed his daughter and jumped out the way as they avoided being hit 'by inches' as the driver veered into crowds in the city centre.

The BBC reporter was among tens of thousands who had gathered in the city on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate Liverpool winning the Premier League title.

But the jubilation quickly descended into horror when a driver drove into the crowds in Water Street just after 6pm.

Harrowing footage of the incident appeared to show the car veer into pedestrians on both sides of the street, with people knocked to the floor off the windshield, falling to the ground and darting out of the way to avoid harm.