Pembrokeshire campsite crash: Baby was inside tent that was struck by car which veered off the road and injured nine people
A baby was inside the tent that was struck by a car after it veered off the road and crashed into a campsite – leaving two people in a serious condition and seven others injured.
Clare Harris, who runs the Newgale campsite in Pembrokeshire, has said the baby is “okay” after the ordeal.
It is not clear if the child is one of those who required hospital treatment.
Two people are in a serious condition in hospital after a blue Ford Fiesta collided with a number of people and the tent shortly after 10.30pm on Saturday.
One person was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales, the Welsh Ambulance Service said.
Four were taken by ambulance to Glangwilli Hospital, while one was taken to Morriston Hospital.
Ms Harris, who runs the campsite with her husband Mike, said: “The car was speeding down the hill, realised it needed to slow down and tried to brake.
“It flipped and rolled several times, and crashed into the tent.
“There was a young child, a baby, in the tent at the time, thankfully they are okay.
“It’s a tragic accident that the police are dealing with, that’s all we can say at the moment.”
HM Coastguard organised a helicopter landing site and supported paramedics during the incident. Pic: HM Coastguard
Levi Davies, 24, from Gwent, was staying on the campsite when the crash happened.
He said: “There was nine of us in our group. We heard the tyres screeching as they came round the corner, and then a loud bang as the car came over the bank and onto the campsite.
“In blind panic we ran out… The car, when we got there, there was one person still inside it, he had blood on him.
“There was two campers, one was really bad, he was in a really bad way.
“One of them, their leg was really bad, I’m not sure what other injuries they sustained.”
He added: “There was a lot of noise, a lot of screaming and shouting, a lot of people came out of nowhere, you don’t see a lot of people during the day, and then everyone was just there.
“A lot of noise.”
The car is believed to have been travelling from the village of Roch towards St Davids when it crashed off the A487.
Dyfed Powys Police said passengers in the car were among those injured.
Police said in a statement: “The road was closed to allow investigations and reopened at around 7.45am today.
“Officers are appealing for any information regarding the vehicle, a blue Ford Fiesta, and its occupants.
“We are especially interested in any dashcam footage or doorbell footage which may have captured the vehicle being driven from Roch to the scene of the collision at Newgale.”
HM Coastguard in Broad Haven said: “The team were paged at 11.23pm last night to assist with multi-agency incident in Newgale.
“We organised a helicopter site and supported paramedics with casualty care.”
Flowers appear to have been laid at the scene
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called yesterday at around 22:40 to reports of an incident at Newgale Campsite, Pembrokeshire.
“We sent six emergency ambulances, one duty operations manager, one Cymru high acuity response unit and our crews were supported on scene by the emergency medical and retrieval transfer service and search and rescue helicopter.
“One patient was flown to University Hospital of Wales, four patients were taken by road to Glangwilli Hospital, and one patient was taken by road to Morriston Hospital.”
Rocks and a scooter have been thrown at trains from a bridge above a 120mph railway line, an operator has said.
East Midlands Railway (EMR) said a train was damaged in the first recorded incident on 3 February when a large scooter was hurled off a pedestrian bridge near Loughborough station in Leicestershire.
Builders’ waste and masonry were dropped onto a track from the bridge – which connects Allsopp’s Lane with Little Moor Lane – and a rock was thrown at a train on 16 February.
Another object was thrown from the bridge, smashing a train’s windscreen, a day later.
The “incredibly dangerous” incidents impacted 21 services and caused more than three-and-a-half hours of delays, the operator said.
Masonry has also been dropped on to tracks. Pic: EMR/PA
Danielle Clarke, EMR community safeguarding and security manager, said: “These acts are not pranks or a bit of harmless fun, but incredibly dangerous crimes that put customers and staff at serious risk of injury or worse.
“They also lead to trains being damaged, delayed, and services being cancelled.”
She said action was being taken to address the issue, and appealed to members of the public to report any similar incidents or suspicious behaviour on or around railways to British Transport Police.
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Dan Matthews, head of operations delivery at Network Rail, said: “These acts of vandalism not only put lives at serious risk but also cause significant disruption to our rail network.
“We work closely with train operators like EMR, and British Transport Police, to prevent such incidents and catch those responsible.”
He added: “The safety of passengers and railway staff is our top priority, and we will not tolerate actions that compromise this.”
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