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Five children, four adults hurt in crash near Rhoose school | |
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Five children and four adults have been taken to hospital following a serious car crash outside a school in south Wales. | |
Emergency services were called to Fontygary Road, Rhoose near Rhws Primary school at 08:50 BST after a car overturned. | |
The ambulance service is dealing with "multiple casualties" but it understood that no one has died. | |
Resident Glynis Watson described the scene as "a war zone". | |
Others told the BBC of reports the car hit a bollard and went "up in the air". | |
"Parents heard the bang and thought it was a gun," one villager said. "They didn't know what happened." | |
"A few of the mums are turning up and taking their children home. They are all traumatised." | |
Another resident told BBC News she heard reports of a black car swerving before hitting people. | |
"Apparently the driver had a coughing fit and slammed on the accelerator instead of the brake," she said. | |
"The lollipop lady was escorting a number of kids across the road at the time." | |
An eye-witness who called emergency services said: "I was walking my dog when I turned a corner and saw a car in mid-air. | |
"The road was choc-a-bloc with kids arriving for school - there was a huge crash and loads of screaming. | |
"Children were lying injured in the road and parents and passers-by were running to them to help. | |
"I called the emergency services and there were off-duty paramedics and parents assisting the injured. | |
"The lollipop lady was trapped - all I could see was her jacket from under the car. | |
"Children who saw it were ushered into the school and they are being kept inside while the rescue operation was going on. | |
"There were at least 10 ambulances there and four fire engines." | |
The lollipop lady's broken stick was lying on the road next to the overturned Audi A3. | |
A woman who works in a nearby dog grooming parlour described the scene as "chaos". | |
The air ambulance, three rapid response vehicles and five emergency ambulances were sent to the scene, where there were "multiple casualties". | |
The Welsh Ambulance service confirmed six patients have been taken by ambulance to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. | |
Four of them were children with head or abdomen injuries and fractures, and two were adults with fractures. | |
Another two adults and a child, all with minor injuries, were taken to Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend by ambulance. | |
In a statement, South Wales Police said: "Emergency services are currently in attendance at Fontygary Road, Rhoose, following a road traffic collision at around 8.50am. | In a statement, South Wales Police said: "Emergency services are currently in attendance at Fontygary Road, Rhoose, following a road traffic collision at around 8.50am. |
"A car has overturned near Rhws Primary School and there are a number of casualties - including adults and children. | "A car has overturned near Rhws Primary School and there are a number of casualties - including adults and children. |
"The ages of those involved are not yet known." | "The ages of those involved are not yet known." |
Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns said: "A terrible incident has taken place in Rhoose. My heart goes out to those affected. I am liaising with Police over communication and support." | |
Rhoose is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 15 miles outside Cardiff. It is situated between the towns of Barry and Llantwit Major. | Rhoose is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 15 miles outside Cardiff. It is situated between the towns of Barry and Llantwit Major. |