Is BBC pushing the moral limits of morning TV? Viewers left H0RRIFIED as car M0WS D0WN CR0WD LIVE on air!

BBC Breakfast viewers were appalled by ‘distr3ssing and inappropriate’ footage aired on the programme at just 7am – fuming ‘are they even allowed to show this?!’

Today’s episode of the popular morning news broadcast saw hosts Sally Nugent and Ben Thompson take to the red sofa.

Sally and Ben updated viewers on the latest developments in Liverpool, where a car ploughed through crowds of fans at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday.

It left 65 casualties, including four ch1ldr3n, with 50 people tre@ted in hospital, where 11 remain, in a stable condition and recovering well, as of yesterday.

A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested on suspicion of att3:mpted m:u:rd3r, dr::iving while unfit through dr::ugs and danger0us dr::iving offences.

But many viewers disapproved of footage of the horrifying crash being shown in full on the daytime programme – arguing on X it was highly distr3ss1ng and inappropriate.

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Sally and Ben (pictured) updated viewers on the latest developments in Liverpool, where a car ploughed through crowds of fans at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday

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Sally then went to reporter Yunus Mulla (pictured), who spoke to the programme live from Liverpool to provide the latest updates from the ground

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It left 65 casualties, including four ch1ldr3n, with 50 people tre@ted in hospital, where 11 remain, in a stable condition and recovering well, as of yesterday

Sally began today’s segment on the crash: ‘Police are continuing to question a driver of a car that ploughed into football fans during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade.’

The crash happened just after 6pm on Monday on the city centre’s Water Street, near the end of the parade route organised after the Reds won the title last month.

It is ‘not currently being tre@ted as terrorism’, Merseyside Police said, and is believed to be an isolated incident, with the force ‘not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it’.

Presenter Ben confirmed Water Street has now been reopened – before handing over to news correspondent Graham Satchell for more.

His pre-recorded report showed a video of the grey Ford Galaxy people carrier dr::iving at speed through the crowds, seen frantically fleeing in fear.

Fans then began punching and kicking the car, while bottles were thrown, before someone opened the driver’s door, giving a glimpse of the perpetrator.

Sally then went to reporter Yunus Mulla, who spoke to the programme live from Liverpool to provide the latest updates from the ground.

But viewers took to X to say the coverage was excessive, with one saying: ‘Why do BBC Breakfast keep showing the car in Liverpool? It is not needed and inappropriate.’

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Sally began today’s segment on the crash (pictured): ‘Police are continuing to question a driver of a car that ploughed into football fans during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade’

Many viewers disapproved of footage of the horrifying crash being shown in full on the daytime programme – arguing on X it was highly distr3ss1ng and inappropriate

Another added: ‘Are BBC Breakfast even allowed to show footage of that car attack in Liverpool?

‘Very distr3ss1ng to see and I can’t imagine what the victims/families must feel.’

Someone else said: ‘If the police are continuing to ask people not to share images of the incident in Liverpool, why is the BBC doing precisely that?’

Merseyside Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said on late Monday night: ‘Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision.

‘We would ask people not to share distr3ss1ng content online but to send the footage or information directly to us @MerPolCC or pass on information by calling 101, quoting log 784.

‘Information can also be passed anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.’

It comes after a guest on Good Morning Britain yesterday gave a harrowing first person account of how she escaped the crash by mere inches.

Chelsea Yuen appeared on the ITV show to talk to Ed Balls, 58, and Susanna Reid, 54, about the terrifying event.

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It comes after a guest on Good Morning Britain yesterday (pictured) gave a harrowing first person account of how she escaped the crash by mere inches

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Chelsea Yuen (right) appeared on the ITV show to talk to Ed Balls, 58, and Susanna Reid, 54, about the terrifying event

Witness Chelsea heard the driver slam on his horn, which prompted her to roll out the way.

But though she is grateful to be alive, she is suffering with survivor’s guilt.

She said: ‘When the car came plummeting down, it was inevitable it was going to hit people.’

She added: ‘Absolutely everybody was walking up the street.

‘When we heard the beeping of the driver that was coming through the crowds, that’s when we looked up and seen the car coming towards us.

‘We just narrowly missed being hit and we were able to jump out the way into as much safety as we could be.

‘Then unfortunately, it carried on and continued into the other people behind us.’

Ed then pointed out neither Chelsea nor her family members were hurt – but it was a traumatic experience that will haunt her forever.

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Witness Chelsea heard the driver slam on his horn, which prompted her to roll out the way

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Chelsea said: ‘We were grateful that we were safe, we weren’t hurt, but then we almost feel guilty now that ch1ldr3n were hurt’. Pictured: Emergency response to Monday’s crash

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‘The tragedy is a lot worse than we thought it was at the time’, she continued. Pictured: Police response to Monday’s crash

Chelsea said: ‘We were grateful that we were safe, we weren’t hurt, but then we almost feel guilty now that ch1ldr3n were hurt.

‘The tragedy is a lot worse than we thought it was at the time.

‘We didn’t know what it was, we didn’t know whether it was a tower or somebody or dr::unk or even somebody who had a heart attack while drinking.

‘We just didn’t know what it was.

‘So, we were angry at first, then scared when we started seeing the people lying on the floor as we walked up the street a bit further.’

Susanna said: ‘Obviously, shocking that four people got trapped underne@th the car and firefighters had to lift the car and one of those people was a child.

‘That makes it so much more upsetting, doesn’t it?

‘This is what is so shocking.