Nine people injured after car veers off road and crashes into campsite

By PA News

Published: 11:15, 13 August 2023

| Updated: 12:30, 13 August 2023

Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.

Click here to sign up to our free newsletters!

Two of the victim are in a serious condition in hospital, police said (Peter Byrne/PA)

Nine people have been injured after a car lost control, veered off a road and crashed into a campsite.

The blue Ford Fiesta, carrying a number of passengers, ploughed into people and a tent at Newgale campsite on the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales shortly after 10.30pm on Saturday.

Two of the victims are said to be in a serious condition in hospital, with passengers in the car among those injured.

APPEAL | We are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision, which saw a car crash off the A487 and into a campsite in Pembrokeshire last night (Sat).
At shortly after 10.30pm calls were made to emergency services reporting the collision at Newgale Campsite. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/YDpIb8ne9h
— Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police (@DyfedPowys) August 13, 2023

One person was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales, the Welsh Ambulance Service said.

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 on Sunday: “The road was closed to allow investigations and reopened at around 7.45am today.

We are especially interested in any dash-cam or doorbell footage which may have captured the vehicle being driven from Roch to the scene of the collision at Newgale.
Can you help? Please, let us know:
🖥️ | https://t.co/oO6f765RZ0 📧 | 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk📞 | 101 ⬇️
— Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police (@DyfedPowys) August 13, 2023

“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.”

Do you want to respond to this article? If so, click here to submit your thoughts and they may be published in print.

Keep up-to-date with important news from your community, and access exclusive, subscriber only content online. Read a copy of your favourite newspaper on any device via the HNM App.

Learn more