Dan Barr, a former soldier, describes how he climbed into the driver’s vehicle and brought an end to the rampage
Dan Barr, a former soldier, has been hailed as a hero for jumping into the car of the man who drove into crowds of pedestrians at the Liverpool FC parade, Paul Doyle, and bringing the rampage to a halt. His “exceptional courage” was commended with a High Sheriff award by judge Andrew Menary KC. Here, the 41-year-old from Birkenhead, Merseyside, describes what happened.
I just remember seeing an opportunity of his car being there. I was about five paces away. There was a perfect gap from me to the door. So I ran in as quick as I could.
There were other people around the car and they were desperately – and rightfully so – trying to get [to it]. I ran up to the window with the full intention of punching it … because I assumed all the doors were locked.
At the final moment I tried the door and it opened. I crawled inside. Bear in mind all the screaming and shouting and panic. As soon as I got into the back seat, he accelerated and the door slammed immediately behind me.
