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Princess Anne meets emergency responders in Liverpool following tragedy

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Princess Anne travelled to Liverpool on Tuesday morning and met medical staff who treated those injured when a car drove into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade have told the Princess Royal they were "very, very fortunate" there were not more major injuries.

Anne visited the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Tuesday where she met nurses, consultants and paramedics, as well as representatives from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and the football club, after 47 people were injured on Water Street on Monday.

Divisional medical director for surgery at Aintree University Hospital Marc Lucky told Anne the injuries were not "major traumas".
He said: "We were very, very fortunate yesterday, I must say." Consultant Jay Rathore said: "Most of the injuries were limb injuries. No life-threatening, we were able to manage them."

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