Car "explosion" at Liverpool Women's Hospital

[Gareth79]

RLC bomb disposal in attendance, although the vehicle is burned out. Rumours are the vehicle was a taxi and the passenger died, the driver survived. Obviously various more rumours about what could have happened, but IMO if it's a taxi then it could be something as simple as a dodgy LPG conversion!

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-new...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-5...

Edited by Gareth79 on Sunday 14th November 15:39

[Panamax]

Sounds a strange one.

[AJL308]

Do bad LPG systems have a habit of "blowing up" though? I can't say I've ever heard of it.

Very strange.

[bitchstewie]

One dead another in hospital and counter-terrorism Police leading the investigation.

What the hell

[Charlie1986]

Will be interesting to see the outcome of this -

[Muntu]

Someone with what are euphemistically known as "mental health issues"?

[shed driver]

Domestic violence? All in all a very disturbing episode.

SD.

[waynedear]

Not 100% sure, it does look like a prius to me.

[Geffg]

Just seen something someone has posted through the private hire cab group on Facebook that the driver is in a bad way and when he seen the guy had a bomb he locked him in the car and it’s gone off. Not 100% as it’s just what I’ve seen posted locally but does seem to tie in with what’s been reported.
If true not sure why someone would want to bomb the womens hospital.

[Gareth79]

waynedear said:

Not 100% sure, it does look like a prius to me.

This is a clear pic from Sky News, can't say I'm an expert on Prius' enough though



Latest is 3 people arrested:
"The men, aged 21, 26 and 29, were detained in the Kensington area of the city under the Terrorism Act."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/liverp...

Geffg said:

If true not sure why someone would want to bomb the womens hospital.

Maybe a patient had been related to them, and they had a beef, eg. the staff/management had disrupted a "family disagreement"?

Edited by Gareth79 on Sunday 14th November 19:04

[Muntu]

Geffg said:

If true not sure why someone would want to bomb the womens hospital.

11am on Armistice day may be a factor?

[RichFN2]

10:59 on rememberance Sunday at a women's hospital, I really hope that this turns out to be some sort of accident...

[bitchstewie]

Three arrests in Liverpool.

[Geffg]

Muntu said:

11am on Armistice day may be a factor?

Never thought of that. So disgusting.

[towser44]

Geffg said:

Muntu said:

11am on Armistice day may be a factor?

Never thought of that. So disgusting.

Yep, definitely sounds like to much of a coincidence :-( Quick on the arrest front to, surely a case of 'known to police' too.

[DoctorX]

waynedear said:

Not 100% sure, it does look like a prius to me.

It’s an SUV. Can’t tell what, maybe a Sorrento?

[CloudStuff]

https://twitter.com/cheeseman_becca/status/1459963...

[towser44]

CloudStuff said:

https://twitter.com/cheeseman_becca/status/1459963...

Terrifying if that is true, hope it isn't, but, it's certainly a plausible possibility :-(

[gotoPzero]

If it was a bomb then I don't think it went off correctly as there is no blast damage or perhaps it was intended to cause a large fire or something.

Edit to add, the police arrested the 3 people fairly quickly from the sounds of it. I really, really don't like it when that happens..

[Beyond Rational]

Is it actually possible to lock someone inside a car that doesn't have child-locks on? Is this something cabbies can do to avoid fee jumpers?