Cardiff car crash

T. ributes have been paid to three people found dead in a crashed car nearly two days after they went missing following a night out. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, ...

There are reports that the group then travelled to a caravan in Trecco Bay, and later left to drop someone home in Llanedeyrn, Cardiff around 2am. None of these people were registered guests at the park, however we are assisting police with their enquiries.” A video posted to social media showed Ms Ross and Mr Jeanne, who was from Cardiff, together on Friday night. “She’s not someone who’s out clubbing in Cardiff all the time. Ms Russon has a younger sister and works at a bank, she said. Have one for me.” On Friday nights she’s more likely to be babysitting so other people can go out. They had earlier been in Newport and were reported missing to Gwent Police. "It's heart breaking what's happened to Rafel Jeanne and those two girls. "Darcy Ross I'm going to miss you little gypsy girl. You were a real ray of sunshine especially on my bad days. The three women were last seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday having travelled there from Porthcawl.

The three people found dead and two others seriously injured in a car accident in Cardiff are reported to have lain in the wreckage for up to 46 hours ...

The three women were last seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday and were reported missing to Gwent Police. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the accident. Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, remain in critical condition, police have confirmed. Hundreds of people gathered in Cardiff on Tuesday evening (7 March) to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly car crash. Tributes have been paid to three people who were killed in a car crash in Cardiff. [The three found dead and two others seriously injured in the crash](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bodies-found-wales-missing-eve-smith-b2294735.html) are reported to have lain in the wreckage for up to 46 hours before being discovered. Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the collision. The group had been to a social club in Maesglas, Newport, on Friday, 3 March. The car was discovered shortly after midnight on Monday in the St Mellons area but it has not been confirmed when the crash happened. Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, remain in a critical condition. A firework display lit up the sky near the crash site in St Mellons as friends and family looked on. Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, remain in critical condition.

Tributes have been paid to the three people killed in a horror crash in Wales. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were all reported missing ...

‘It’s heartbreaking what’s happened to Rafel Jeanne and those two girls. You were a real ray of sunshine especially on my bad days. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). ‘Wish Sophie a speedy recovery and I send all my love and strength to all the families involved.’ Tributes have been paid on social media to the three friends, while some people travelled to the site of the crash to leave flowers and candles. Tributes have been paid to the three people killed in a horror crash in Wales.

Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, died along with 24-year-old Rafel Jeanne, while a man and a woman who were in the same car as them were seriously injured ...

Speaking at the scene, 20-year-old Tamzin Samuels, a friend of the three women, said: "They were the life of the party. "Eve had a smile that could brighten a room as soon as she walked in. I didn't really know the boys and one of our friends who is recovering, we just really hope for her on the road to recovery." The trio had earlier been in Newport and were reported missing to Gwent Police. "It's heart breaking what's happened to Rafel Jeanne and those two girls. "Darcy Ross I'm going to miss you little gypsy girl.

The three women and two men had been reported missing after a night out on Friday evening. | ITV News Wales.

"Referrals have been made by Gwent Police and South Wales Police to the Independent Office for Police Conduct." "A subsequent missing person report in respect of one of the individuals was made to South Wales Police on Sunday 5th March. "The five individuals were the subject of enquiries by Gwent Police following a missing person report made during the evening of Saturday 4th March.

The other two missing people have been transported to hospital with serious injuries after a suspected crash off the A48. All five people, three women and two ...

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Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found in a car which had come off a major road in Cardiff. Sophie Russon, 20, ...

I know you're still partying up there." You were a real ray of sunshine especially on my bad days." "It's heartbreaking what's happened to Rafel Jeanne and those two girls. Tamzin Samuels, 20, said: "They only posted the appeal an hour before the girls were found. One said: "Fly high. "In terms of things you'd expect to see in the aftermath of a road accident - tyre marks on the road, parts of a car strewn across the way - none were clearly visible to myself or friends or family who live in the area and also travelled past the site across Saturday and Sunday." "There are a lot of trees that line that particular stretch of road that could easily obscure a car that had left the road. "I was one of the potentially thousands of motorists who will have passed the scene of the accident over the weekend who could be forgiven for not noticing anything out of the ordinary," he said. Talking about Miss Ross, the friend said: "You were one of a kind, I'm going to miss trying to 'life coach' you as you would've said. A friend of Miss Ross and Miss Smith wrote: "I don't really have the words right now." She added: "They were really popular girls, the life of the party, and it was really out of character for them to do what they did, which is why we knew something was wrong." Speaking at the scene, a friend of the three women said she believed the police "could have done a lot more".

Police searching for five people have found three dead and two injured two days after they went missing following a night out. Gwent Police said it believed ...

Officers have been working there, hidden from view by the trees, recovering the bodies and investigating the scene. It was so frustrating." South Wales Police said it received a call at 00:15 "to a report of a car being located" off the A48 in St Mellons. Ms Preece shared a post from Lauren Doyle who said it was "unusual" the girls had not made contact and friends and families were "worried sick and thinking the worst". The Volkswagen Tiguan they were travelling in was found in the early hours of Monday near a busy roundabout on the A48, close to Cardiff Garden Centre. Before the car was found, one of the girls' aunts said there had been "no contact and no social media presence since the early hours of Saturday morning". I had to drive to Cardiff to knock on doors myself because they were doing sod all. One resident said the area was hard to reach on foot and was in an area where "no one walks". The car the group were last seen in was found by a member of the public early on Monday on the A48 in St Mellons. Ms Russon is one of the two in hospital and is in a critical condition, her cousin said, while the other two who have died are yet to be identified by police or family members. The road is a major route into Cardiff and the car was found near a busy roundabout close to a garden centre. Family and friends made repeated appeals to find the missing group over the course of the weekend, with the mother of one of the girls saying she had been told to stop contacting police for updates.

Thomas Taylor, 47, was allegedly asked to leave the scene after giving interviews to the press about the death of three people in a crash.

It worries me, and I feel for the families because from what I can see from the reports they did have a feeling something was wrong and they were flagging it up. Thomas Taylor, 47, was involved in an incident near a section of the A48 at St Mellons, Cardiff, which had been cordoned off after a car was found in a wooded area just off the road. A man has been arrested at the scene of a fatal car crash where the victims’ loved ones had gathered to lay flowers.

The white Volkswagen Tiguan carrying Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, was discovered in trees ...

Police vehicles close off the A48 between Cardiff and Newport after the car of five missing people was found last night. The police insist this is in line with normal procedures. The five crash victims were returning from a night out in Cardiff when their white VW Tiguan left the road at speed and flew into trees and undergrowth. It is not yet known if the group of five knew each other beforehand. After Sakhawat Ali, 23, was jailed for eight years for causing the teenager's death, mum Emma revealed her grief in a personal statement which was read out in court. Police have not revealed the names of the deceased 'I will never see Xana get married, have children, and be successful in her chosen field of work. A million times I've needed her and a million times I've cried. In 2019 Mr Jeanne was convicted of dangerous driving after being chased by police at 100mph on the same road where his son was found today. She was a passenger when the flipped over at 60mph in January 2015. Mike Holmes, 52, a driver at the scene on the outskirts of Cardiff this morning, said: 'It's incredible that thousands of cars must have gone past without knowing. Sophie knew Eve and Darcy from the age of 10.

Eve Smith, Darcy Ross and Rafel Jeanne died in crash, while Sophie Russon and Shane Loughlin remain in critical condition.

“She’s not someone who’s out clubbing in Cardiff all the time. [The three found dead and two others seriously injured in the crash](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bodies-found-wales-missing-eve-smith-b2294735.html) are reported to have lain in the wreckage for up to 46 hours before they were discovered. On Friday nights she’s more likely to be babysitting so other people can go out. She told the Daily Mail: “They didn’t seem to care. You were one of a kind, I’m going to miss trying to ‘life coach’ you as you would’ve said. One friend, Tamzin Samuels, 20 was quoted as saying by Sky News: “I do think the police could have done a lot more in putting the helicopters out earlier. [Volkswagen](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/volkswagen) Tiguan that came off the A48(M) in [Cardiff](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cardiff) and crashed into trees. Darcy Ross I’m going to miss you little gypsy girl. I had to drive to Cardiff to knock on doors myself because they were doing s*d all. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the Volkswagen Tiguan they were travelling in came off the A48(M) in the Welsh capital and crashed into trees. [Eve](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/eve) Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the accident while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, survived but remain in a critical condition, according to police. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the Volkswagen Tiguan came off the A48(M) and crashed into trees.

Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, had all been reported missing in Newport, Wales.

Rafel Jeanne, 24, was killed in a horror crash in the St Mellons area of Cardiff, according to reports. Rafel is said to have been killed in the crash alongside Eve Smith. [which killed three in Wales](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/three-bodies-found-after-five-26395807) after a night out clubbing. The tragedy happened in the St Mellons area of Cardiff after a missing person appeal was launched over the weekend. Others wised the survivors of the smash a full recovery while expressing condolences to the families of those who had lost their lives. Two further people were taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where they remain in a critical condition. It is believed the car carrying the five crashed into trees and ended up in a dip, invisible to passing motorists. South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a fatal road traffic collision on the A48 in the St Mellons area of Cardiff. The five individuals were the subject of enquiries by Gwent Police following a missing person report made during the evening of Saturday 4th March. All five were in a Volkswagen Tiguan that came off the A48(M) in Cardiff and crashed into trees. Friends of the crash victims have blasted police for taking almost two full days to find three bodies – as a dog walker eventually found the tragic friends. Two others have also been left seriously injured following the tragic incident, which happened in the St Mellons area of Cardiff after a missing person appeal was launched over the weekend.

Eve Smith, Darcy Ross and Rafel Jeanne died in the crash and two others have been seriously injured.

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the crash. Here are aerial photographs of the scene at the A48. A stream of people have arrived throughout the course of Monday at the spot where the car was found. The victims of the crash have been named by their loved ones. A friend of Miss Ross and Miss Smith wrote: "I don't really have the words right now. Referrals have been made by Gwent Police and South Wales Police to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The five individuals were the subject of enquiries by Gwent Police following a missing person report made during the evening of Saturday 4th March. A subsequent missing person report in respect of one of the individuals was made to South Wales Police on Sunday 5th March. There are also reports that it was a member of the public who found the wreckage but this has not been confirmed by police. A statement added: "The five individuals were the subject of enquiries by Gwent Police following a missing person report made during the evening of Saturday 4th March. They were with Shane Loughlin, 32, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, from Cardiff, and the five were last seen in the Llanedeyrn area of Cardiff at 2am on Saturday. A vigil is being planned at the site at 6pm on Tuesday.

The vehicle which had five people on board was discovered in the early hours of March 6.

Two further people were taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where they remain in a critical condition. The group had been on a night out in Newport when the car came off the A48 road and into trees. The Volkswagen Tiguan car which had five people inside was discovered by emergency services at 12.15am on Monday March 6.

Sherridan Borg has posted a tribute to sister Eve Smith after she died in a crash off the A48 in Cardiff.

[check our news page](https://metro.co.uk/news/). Both SWP and neighbouring force Gwent Police, who were leading the missing persons investigation prior to the discovery of the car, said they have referred themselves to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) ‘in line with normal procedure’. [slamming officers for allegedly not taking their concerns seriously](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/06/mum-of-woman-in-cardiff-crash-slams-police-after-search-for-car-18396295/). [one of three young people killed in a crash](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/06/cardiff-woman-21-confirmed-as-first-victim-of-car-crash-18391911/) in Cardiff, with five of them missing for two days following a night out. She said: ‘You always made me feel so important, sending me messages to remind me how much you love me and I’d tell you just how much I loved you more! ‘I loved seeing you grow into this beautiful young woman and you used to get so worried that we wouldn’t be close as you grew up, but I’d remind you that sisters don’t ever break a bond and ours well there isn’t, no bond like ours my girl you’ll always be my baby sister.

Sophie Russon, 20, lay 'scared' and injured while police dragged their heels over their search, says her mum.

They had all that equipment, and we had cars when we were looking.” “She was lying there wondering if help would ever arrive,” said Ms Certowicz. “The search party found the girls before the police found the girls,” she said. It was so frustrating.” “We found them before the police found them - we rang the police,” she told “They just didn’t seem to think it was worth investigating.

Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash near a major road in Cardiff and Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were hurt ...

"It's just a copse of trees and a ditch," he said. She previously told the Mail: "They didn't seem to care. "Normally she would have phoned me in the early hours of the morning and asked for a lift but she didn't," she said. She remains in a serious condition on Tuesday morning. Howard Dainton, 72, said the crash scene was in a wooded area and "no one walks down there because it's hard to get in that area on foot". The women, from Newport, had gone to The Muffler club in the Maesglas area of the city late on Friday. "They were really popular girls, the life of the party, and it was really out of character for them to do what they did, which is why we knew something was wrong." "A subsequent missing person report in respect of one of the individuals was made to South Wales Police on Sunday," it added. Former Met police officer, Peter Bleksley, said: "On the face of it, with suitably resourced officers and the technology available, this should be a fairly straightforward kind of investigation to find the vehicle and the occupants. Speaking from the scene, Tamzin Samuels, 20, a friend of the three women, said police "only posted the appeal an hour before the girls were found". The IOPC said it was "urgently carrying out an assessment of referrals received yesterday [Monday] from Gwent Police and South Wales Police to determine what action may be required from us". Newport West MP Ruth Jones said she understood the "consternation at the delay in apparently finding them" but people "need to hold fire and wait".

Sophie Russon, 20, from Newport and Shane Loughlin, 32, from Cardiff, were left in a critical condition and remain in hospital with serious injuries. The group ...

Family and friends of those involved, including the three individuals to have died, have It added: “A subsequent missing person report in respect of one of the individuals was made to South Wales Police on Sunday 5 March.” A spokesperson for South Wales Police, the force leading the investigation, explained: "The five individuals were the subject of inquiries by Gwent Police following a missing person report made on Saturday evening." [criticised the police response ](/news/wales/2023-03-07/friends-of-cardiff-crash-victims-claim-they-found-group-before-police-did)publicly and on social media. Sunday: A further missing persons report in respect of one of the individuals was made to South Wales Police on Sunday, the force said. On Monday, a family member of Miss Russon told ITV News that she was "through the worst of it" and "pulling through following surgery".

Gwent and South Wales police under scrutiny after five young people lay undiscovered for up to 46 hours.

We will continue to support the investigation and would ask members of the public to refrain from speculation during this period.” Family and friends continued to visit the spot where the car was found on Tuesday to leave floral tributes, pictures and balloons. The desperation of some of those involved in the search was shown by the fact that some turned to a medium for help. There was a two-minute silence before dozens of fireworks were fired into the night sky, balloons were released and blue and red flares were lit. According to Pace, the officer reported it and the police helicopter was directed to the spot. [South Wales police said they received](https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/missing-matters/#:~:text=Someone%20is%20reported%20missing%20every,reported%20as%20missing%20to%20us) on average more than 8,000 missing person reports every year – more than 20 a day. We will also consider what communication took place between the two forces, and whether police action was appropriate.” They said: “We request that our privacy is respected and we are allowed to grieve in peace. The IOPC announced it would investigate police actions after the missing persons reports. Despite police issuing their timeline, there continue to be conflicting claims about how the car was found. Another missing person report was made to South Wales police at 5.37pm on Sunday. Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found dead in the car off the A48(M) in St Mellons, Cardiff.

Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and 20-year-old Sophie Russon went by car to the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales, where they stayed until around 11.15pm on ...

"They were the life of the party. Darcy was known as a wild child, loved life and lived life to the fullest and she didn't care what anyone thought about her. We found them before the police found them - we rang the police. A real feisty, independent girl, but everyone loved her just as much. Have one for me lol." "It's heart breaking what's happened to Rafel Jeanne and those two girls. "I didn't really know the boys and one of our friends who is recovering, we just really hope for her on the road to recovery." One wrote: "Fly high. "They were really popular girls, the life of the party, and it was really out of character for them to do what they did, which is why we knew something was wrong." "Darcy Ross I'm going to miss you little gypsy girl. "They only posted the appeal an hour before the girls were found. You were a real ray of sunshine especially on my bad days.

Darcy Ross and Eve Smith, both 21 and from Newport, were found dead along with Rafel Jeanne, 24, from Cardiff, in the early hours of Monday morning.

We will continue to support the investigation and would ask members of the public to refrain from speculation during this period.” [In a statement from the solicitor ](/news/wales/2023-03-07/family-of-crash-victim-ask-for-time-and-space-for-police-investigation)of Ms Smith’s family, the family describe it as an “extraordinarily difficult time” and ask for the privacy to be "allowed to grieve in peace." Ms Smith’s death comes eight years after her sister Xana Doyle, 19, was killed in a car crash. “They only posted the appeal an hour before the girls were found. “To ensure independent oversight, South Wales Police has referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as is usual in these circumstances.” The statement reads: “We want to allow Gwent Police and South Wales Police the time and space to investigate the matter in a thorough and professional way and to enable the Independent Office for Police Conduct thereafter to come to their own conclusions."

Darcy Ross, 21, Eve Smith, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were killed in the car crash. Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20, remain in critical condition at ...

also the friends and family of Rafel. [urgently carrying out an assessment](https://news.sky.com/story/we-found-them-before-the-police-officers-criticised-over-search-for-cardiff-crash-victims-12827710)" after it received referrals from Gwent Police and South Wales Police on Monday regarding the incident. "My heart goes out to everyone - friends, family... It's just devastating," he said. Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20, remain in critical condition at the University of "I'm devastated.

Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the accident while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, remain in a critical condition in ...

We will continue to support the investigation and would ask members of the public to refrain from speculation during this period.” “Part of the problem we have with the police is we’ve had cut back on thousands of police officers and staff. They said: “We request that our privacy is respected and we are allowed to grieve in peace. One of the biggest issues is a lack of experience, how they communicate with people and with loved ones. He added: “One of the key things is whether these police forces are capable to deal with these operations. “As time progresses you become more and more concerned and you’d have to review,” Mr Babu said. South Wales police said it received more than 8,000 missing person reports every year – more than 20 a day. The group had been to a social club in Maesglas, Newport, on Friday night and were thought to then have travelled 40 miles to the Trecco Bay area of Porthcawl. All five of the crash victims were registered missing by their families having failed to return home. They are then believed to have gone to the Llanedeyrn area of Cardiff. On Tuesday, the watchdog said it would “urgently” carrying out an assessment of the referrals received from the forces. “You’ve got some complexities around this,” Mr Babu told The Independent.