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| Cardiff car crash: Hundreds attend St Mellons vigil | Cardiff car crash: Hundreds attend St Mellons vigil |
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| Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash | |
| Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash | |
| Hundreds of people have attended a vigil for five people involved in a crash at the weekend. | |
| Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash in Cardiff and Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20, remain in hospital in a critical condition. | Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash in Cardiff and Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20, remain in hospital in a critical condition. |
| All five had been on a night out in Newport when the car is believed to have veered off the A48 into trees. | All five had been on a night out in Newport when the car is believed to have veered off the A48 into trees. |
| Friends and family gathered at the scene in St Mellons on Tuesday. | Friends and family gathered at the scene in St Mellons on Tuesday. |
| Part of the A48 was closed to allow the crowds, with many people carrying balloons, to congregate. | |
| Mum criticises two-day search to find group | Mum criticises two-day search to find group |
| At the scene of busy road where car was found | At the scene of busy road where car was found |
| Luke Thole, a close friend of Mr Jeanne, was one of the organisers of the vigil. | Luke Thole, a close friend of Mr Jeanne, was one of the organisers of the vigil. |
| He said he was "lost for words" over the loss of a his friend who was "like a brother". | |
| People at the vigil let off flares | |
| He added: "I'm glad of the turn out, a lot of people here which obviously Rafel would love. | He added: "I'm glad of the turn out, a lot of people here which obviously Rafel would love. |
| "It's very big for Cardiff and Newport to be honest with you, they're well known people. And like I said, Rafel loves all this type of stuff so he'd be happy up there seeing all what's gone on for him." | "It's very big for Cardiff and Newport to be honest with you, they're well known people. And like I said, Rafel loves all this type of stuff so he'd be happy up there seeing all what's gone on for him." |
| Organiser Luke Thole says Rafel Jeanne was "like a brother" to him | Organiser Luke Thole says Rafel Jeanne was "like a brother" to him |
| He said that he wished friends and family had known the location of the car much sooner - the crash is believed to have taken place in the early hours of Saturday, with it found just after midnight on Monday morning. | |
| "[We] could've potentially saved him maybe, because they were there for 48 hours. To be honest, I am lost for words and it's hit a lot of people," he said. | |
| The five were last seen on Friday night, but Gwent Police did not put out a public appeal until 23:00 GMT on Sunday, about one hour before the car was located. | The five were last seen on Friday night, but Gwent Police did not put out a public appeal until 23:00 GMT on Sunday, about one hour before the car was located. |
| Pink balloons as well as flowers were taken to the scene | |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct will investigate police actions following missing person reports after the crash, it has confirmed. | The Independent Office for Police Conduct will investigate police actions following missing person reports after the crash, it has confirmed. |
| At the vigil, a minute's silence was held, while people stood holding hands in tears and hugging each other. | |
| Cheers and calls of "fly high" could be heard as people let go of balloons and set off fireworks, and the air was thick with pink and blue flares. | Cheers and calls of "fly high" could be heard as people let go of balloons and set off fireworks, and the air was thick with pink and blue flares. |
| Friends, family and local residents have gathered to paid tribute to the young people who died and were injured | Friends, family and local residents have gathered to paid tribute to the young people who died and were injured |
| The women, from Newport, had gone to The Muffler club in the Maesglas area of the city late on Friday. | The women, from Newport, had gone to The Muffler club in the Maesglas area of the city late on Friday. |
| They then travelled 36 miles (58km) to Trecco Bay, a caravan park in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, with the two men, both from Cardiff. | They then travelled 36 miles (58km) to Trecco Bay, a caravan park in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, with the two men, both from Cardiff. |
| Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died in the crash | Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died in the crash |
| A Snapchat photo shared by Ms Ross' sister showed her and Mr Jeanne together on the night they went missing. | A Snapchat photo shared by Ms Ross' sister showed her and Mr Jeanne together on the night they went missing. |
| The group was last seen in Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, in the early hours of Saturday, but it is not yet clear when the crash happened. | The group was last seen in Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, in the early hours of Saturday, but it is not yet clear when the crash happened. |
| South Wales Police and Gwent Police believe only one car was involved in the crash and confirmed the collision occurred during the early hours of Saturday. | South Wales Police and Gwent Police believe only one car was involved in the crash and confirmed the collision occurred during the early hours of Saturday. |
| The exact time will be confirmed by an investigation. | The exact time will be confirmed by an investigation. |
| However, Ms Russon's mum Anna Certowicz said police "didn't seem to think it was worth investigating" at the start. | However, Ms Russon's mum Anna Certowicz said police "didn't seem to think it was worth investigating" at the start. |
| She criticised the police response, saying they could have been found sooner if officers had started investigating straight away. | |
| The forces said they could not comment while an investigation was pending. | The forces said they could not comment while an investigation was pending. |
| They confirmed a first missing person report was made to Gwent Police at 19:34 GMT on Saturday, with further missing person reports made at 19:43 and 21:32. | They confirmed a first missing person report was made to Gwent Police at 19:34 GMT on Saturday, with further missing person reports made at 19:43 and 21:32. |
| A further missing person report was made to South Wales Police at 17:37 GMT on Sunday. | A further missing person report was made to South Wales Police at 17:37 GMT on Sunday. |
| The police helicopter was requested at 23:50 GMT on Sunday to search an area of Cardiff, after which the Volkswagen was found, they said. | The police helicopter was requested at 23:50 GMT on Sunday to search an area of Cardiff, after which the Volkswagen was found, they said. |
| Matthew Pace, 45, and his son Lewis, 26, told Sky News that they found the car in a wooded area along the A48 just after midnight on Monday morning. | Matthew Pace, 45, and his son Lewis, 26, told Sky News that they found the car in a wooded area along the A48 just after midnight on Monday morning. |
| Matthew Pace said a police officer arrived soon after and another office subsequently got the helicopter to search the area. The force then confirmed the vehicle had been found, he said. | Matthew Pace said a police officer arrived soon after and another office subsequently got the helicopter to search the area. The force then confirmed the vehicle had been found, he said. |
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| Cardiff | Cardiff |
| Newport | Newport |