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Two pedestrians were among three people killed in crash near pier in North Wales seaside town
Two pedestrians were among the three people killed in a car crash near a pier in Anglesey, police have confirmed.
The male and female pedestrians were both in their 60s and not local to the North Wales area.
Police say the vehicle involved in the crash was a grey Audi A8.
The driver of the Audi, who also died in the collision, was a local man in his 80s.
North Wales Police responded in the town of Beaumaris shortly after 2.45pm on Wednesday and confirmed three people died at the scene on Alma Street, close to Beaumaris Pier.
Members of the public and the emergency services all rushed to help.
Photos from the scene in Beaumaris. Pic: Leon Marshall
Sergeant Emlyn Hughes from the serious collision investigation unit shared the police’s “deepest condolences” for the families of those who died.
“Yesterday’s collision will have had a profound effect, not only on the families of all those involved, but also to the wider community of Beaumaris,” he said.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that assisted at the scene and those, including local businesses, who offered a place of refuge for all those involved.”
He confirmed the victims’ families were being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.
A witness told the PA news agency the collision involved “a car hitting a pedestrian and then hitting a house”.
Police are working to establish the full circumstances of what happened and have asked the public not to speculate.
The area around High Street was closed for some time, with North Wales Police urging people to avoid the area.
The location of Beaumaris on Anglesey
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The town of Beaumaris, which has a population of around 1,100, is on the east coast of the island of Anglesey off the North Wales coast.
Reverend Lesley Rendle, associate vicar at St Mary’s and St Nicholas’s Church in Beaumaris, told Sky News that it would be a “while” before the community processed what had happened.
“Beaumaris is a town that’s busy with visitors enjoying their holidays,” she said.
“People here just aren’t used to seeing that many police cars. We very rarely get one, never mind the number that were here yesterday.”
She said the town had a “good community spirit”, which was on display in the aftermath.
“There was a lot of community response to the incident when it first happened. A lot of people ran towards it in order to help,” Rev Rendle added.
“I’ve been around this morning talking to a number of those people, just checking out that they’re alright.”
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North Wales Police is continuing to appeal for any witnesses or anyone who has dashcam footage to get in touch.
The island community has been left “shaken” by the deaths, according to Ynys Mon‘s MP Llinos Medi.
“Devastating news from Beaumaris. I am thinking of everyone who has been affected,” she said in a post on X.
As well as North Wales Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service and Wales Air Ambulance were also in attendance.