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Soldiers died in 'hidden' crash | Soldiers died in 'hidden' crash |
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The bodies of three soldiers who died in a car crash in Pembrokeshire may have remained undiscovered for hours after the accident happened. | The bodies of three soldiers who died in a car crash in Pembrokeshire may have remained undiscovered for hours after the accident happened. |
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) named them as Corp Daniel Ginty, 26, Cor James Luton, 24, and Lance Corp Christopher Beckett, of the 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare). | |
The crash scene was discovered by a pub landlord in the village of Roch. | |
The MoD said all three had served in Afghanistan. | |
Anthony Thomas, landlord of the Victoria Inn, found their car near the village of Roch at 0800 GMT on Sunday. | |
The men were based four miles away at Cawdor barracks at Brawdy. | The men were based four miles away at Cawdor barracks at Brawdy. |
The soldiers' car left the road and smashed through a wall | The soldiers' car left the road and smashed through a wall |
"My wife came out this morning at about half past seven and she just saw a hole in the wall and saw something out of the corner of her eye in the field," said Mr Thomas. | |
"So she went down the lay-by, turned around and came back up, and she could see it was a nasty bump and came down and got me. | "So she went down the lay-by, turned around and came back up, and she could see it was a nasty bump and came down and got me. |
"I came straight up and went over there and could see it was not very nice. It was a bad crash." | "I came straight up and went over there and could see it was not very nice. It was a bad crash." |
The men were travelling in a Skoda Fabia on the A487 between Newgale and Haverfordwest when the car left the road and collided with a wall. | The men were travelling in a Skoda Fabia on the A487 between Newgale and Haverfordwest when the car left the road and collided with a wall. |
'Relatively busy' | 'Relatively busy' |
The road was closed for around eight hours following the discovery. | The road was closed for around eight hours following the discovery. |
Local councillor James Adams said: "This is a small community which is quite numbed and shocked at an incident like this. | Local councillor James Adams said: "This is a small community which is quite numbed and shocked at an incident like this. |
"A lot of people can't quite believe such an incident could happen without anybody knowing about it. | "A lot of people can't quite believe such an incident could happen without anybody knowing about it. |
"It's an 'A' road that is relatively busy all night long, but there was no evidence to suggest a vehicle had left the road until daylight came and somebody came across the scene. | "It's an 'A' road that is relatively busy all night long, but there was no evidence to suggest a vehicle had left the road until daylight came and somebody came across the scene. |
"Where the car landed was out of view of the road." | "Where the car landed was out of view of the road." |
The MoD said it was announcing the untimely deaths of the soldiers with "great regret". | |
Police have appealed for anyone who travelled along the road between 1900 GMT on Saturday and 0800 GMT on Sunday to contact Haverfordwest Roads Policing Unit on 0845 330 2000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | Police have appealed for anyone who travelled along the road between 1900 GMT on Saturday and 0800 GMT on Sunday to contact Haverfordwest Roads Policing Unit on 0845 330 2000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. |