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| Counselling follows crash deaths | Counselling follows crash deaths |
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| Pupils in Ebbw Vale are being offered counselling after four school friends died in a car crash on a mountain road. | Pupils in Ebbw Vale are being offered counselling after four school friends died in a car crash on a mountain road. |
| Katie Roberts and Danielle Caswell, who were 15, and 16-year-olds Louise Jones and Kayleigh Parry, were all students at Glyncoed Comprehensive. | Katie Roberts and Danielle Caswell, who were 15, and 16-year-olds Louise Jones and Kayleigh Parry, were all students at Glyncoed Comprehensive. |
| They were in a Vauxhall Corsa driven by a male friend when the crash happened, near Llangynidr on Thursday. He and the front seat passenger survived. | They were in a Vauxhall Corsa driven by a male friend when the crash happened, near Llangynidr on Thursday. He and the front seat passenger survived. |
| All weekend, tributes to the girls have been laid at the scene and the school. | All weekend, tributes to the girls have been laid at the scene and the school. |
| By Monday morning, hundreds of bouquets and soft toys had been left as a tribute at the gates of the school where the four girls were due to study for their GCSEs. | By Monday morning, hundreds of bouquets and soft toys had been left as a tribute at the gates of the school where the four girls were due to study for their GCSEs. |
| Prayers were also said at services in the town on Sunday. | Prayers were also said at services in the town on Sunday. |
| Family and friends have laid hundreds of tributes | Family and friends have laid hundreds of tributes |
| On Monday, although the girls' school was officially closed for teacher training, counselling was available for teachers, parents and pupils. | |
| Counsellors will also be on hand when students return to school after the half term break on Tuesday. | Counsellors will also be on hand when students return to school after the half term break on Tuesday. |
| The Vauxhall Corsa the girls were travelling in crashed and rolled 70ft from the B4560 in the crash near the village of Garnlydan at about 2120 GMT on Thursday. | The Vauxhall Corsa the girls were travelling in crashed and rolled 70ft from the B4560 in the crash near the village of Garnlydan at about 2120 GMT on Thursday. |
| All four died at the scene. The car driver and front seat passenger, both 17-year-old boys, were taken to hospital at Abergavenny where they are still being treated for injuries. | All four died at the scene. The car driver and front seat passenger, both 17-year-old boys, were taken to hospital at Abergavenny where they are still being treated for injuries. |
| The cause of the fatal crash is under investigation | The cause of the fatal crash is under investigation |
| School governor Malcolm Williams described the girls as talented and said two of them had been due to take lead parts in a forthcoming school production. | School governor Malcolm Williams described the girls as talented and said two of them had been due to take lead parts in a forthcoming school production. |
| "It's a tragic time for all the families and the school as a whole," he said. | "It's a tragic time for all the families and the school as a whole," he said. |
| Mr Williams said the community was pulling together. | Mr Williams said the community was pulling together. |
| "They're doing a wonderful job for the families and the pupils," he added. | "They're doing a wonderful job for the families and the pupils," he added. |
| The school's chairman of governors, Ioan Edwards, said coming to terms with the deaths of the four girls would be a "long-term situation" within the school. | The school's chairman of governors, Ioan Edwards, said coming to terms with the deaths of the four girls would be a "long-term situation" within the school. |
| He said he thought there would be a memorial, which would be discussed later that day. | He said he thought there would be a memorial, which would be discussed later that day. |
| 'Dangerous road' | 'Dangerous road' |
| Police are still investigating the cause of the crash which happened in road conditions described as cold, but not icy. | Police are still investigating the cause of the crash which happened in road conditions described as cold, but not icy. |
| Supt Dean Richards said: "We really need to piece together now exactly what has happened prior to the accident and then obviously look at the exact cause of that accident." | Supt Dean Richards said: "We really need to piece together now exactly what has happened prior to the accident and then obviously look at the exact cause of that accident." |
| There have been several accidents at the same spot on the road across open moorland during the last few years and concerns about its safety have been raised. | There have been several accidents at the same spot on the road across open moorland during the last few years and concerns about its safety have been raised. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them on 0845 330 2000. | Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them on 0845 330 2000. |