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| Woman killed and 11 injured in Cardiff hit-and-run collisions | Woman killed and 11 injured in Cardiff hit-and-run collisions |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 12 people, including children, were injured in a series of hit-and-run car accidents. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 12 people, including children, were injured in a series of hit-and-run car accidents. |
| Police confirmed at least one woman was killed and emergency services said that some of the injuries were serious. A 31-year-old was being held by police, who seized a white van. | Police confirmed at least one woman was killed and emergency services said that some of the injuries were serious. A 31-year-old was being held by police, who seized a white van. |
| The incident in Cardiff began on Friday afternoon at time when many parents and children were out on the streets. It was centred on two areas of the Welsh capital – Leckwith and Ely. | The incident in Cardiff began on Friday afternoon at time when many parents and children were out on the streets. It was centred on two areas of the Welsh capital – Leckwith and Ely. |
| Witnesses described how mothers pushing prams were forced to leap out of the way. One woman was said to have been dragged along after being struck by a van. The injured were taken to the University Hospital of Wales in the city. The hospital asked for people who were not involved in the collisions to attend other hospitals if they needed medical treatment as it was so busy. | |
| Kevin Brennan, the MP for Cardiff West, said he had heard there had been fatalities, though police were not immediately confirming this. He said there was a feeling of "profound shock" in the city. | Kevin Brennan, the MP for Cardiff West, said he had heard there had been fatalities, though police were not immediately confirming this. He said there was a feeling of "profound shock" in the city. |
| A spokesman for the Welsh ambulance service said: "Twelve casualties, including adults and children, have been taken to the University Hospital of Wales with various injuries, some serious." | A spokesman for the Welsh ambulance service said: "Twelve casualties, including adults and children, have been taken to the University Hospital of Wales with various injuries, some serious." |
| Shopkeeper Phil Jones said: "It was absolutely incredible – right outside my shop the van aimed straight at a mother and two children walking on the pavement and mowed them down. | Shopkeeper Phil Jones said: "It was absolutely incredible – right outside my shop the van aimed straight at a mother and two children walking on the pavement and mowed them down. |
| "He then drove straight across four lanes of the road and smashed into a man and woman with their baby in a pushchair. He just smashed into them before screaming round on the road and heading away. | "He then drove straight across four lanes of the road and smashed into a man and woman with their baby in a pushchair. He just smashed into them before screaming round on the road and heading away. |
| "In about 100 yards he veered off the road and hit another two boys and a mother and a boy on a bike. People were rushing out of houses trying to help the injured people and covering them with blankets until the ambulances arrived. The baby was covered in blood – people were just lying on the pavements moaning." | "In about 100 yards he veered off the road and hit another two boys and a mother and a boy on a bike. People were rushing out of houses trying to help the injured people and covering them with blankets until the ambulances arrived. The baby was covered in blood – people were just lying on the pavements moaning." |
| Natalie Howell, 28, said people tried to block the van to stop it driving off after one accident. "But he went up on the pavement and sped off," she said. | |
| Tony McGuinness, 48, said: "We saw a young woman being resuscitated at the roadside – it didn't look too good for her. There were police everywhere, a helicopter up above and ambulances were going past every minute." | Tony McGuinness, 48, said: "We saw a young woman being resuscitated at the roadside – it didn't look too good for her. There were police everywhere, a helicopter up above and ambulances were going past every minute." |
| Ramesh Patel, a shopkeeper, said: "Customers have said a white van purposely drove at people. People seem very shocked." | Ramesh Patel, a shopkeeper, said: "Customers have said a white van purposely drove at people. People seem very shocked." |
| Harbhajan Dhaliwal, 42, who runs a convenience store, said: "People are very upset and panicked by what has happened. I had one woman come in who said her niece has been injured. She is really upset and worried and was going to go to the hospital. | Harbhajan Dhaliwal, 42, who runs a convenience store, said: "People are very upset and panicked by what has happened. I had one woman come in who said her niece has been injured. She is really upset and worried and was going to go to the hospital. |
| "People can't understand what's happened. Customers have said he was targeting people as they walked along." | "People can't understand what's happened. Customers have said he was targeting people as they walked along." |
| Lynda Paterson, 34, said the scene outside her house was "chaotic". | Lynda Paterson, 34, said the scene outside her house was "chaotic". |
| She said: "I was going to pick my children up from school and I could see there were police and someone was lying on the floor, on the pavement. | She said: "I was going to pick my children up from school and I could see there were police and someone was lying on the floor, on the pavement. |
| "I could see police running back and forth along the road and I now know there was a child who had been hit. The police were running down because the ambulance hadn't come." | "I could see police running back and forth along the road and I now know there was a child who had been hit. The police were running down because the ambulance hadn't come." |
| Ely fire station was sealed off, with forensic teams in white suits working at the scene of one accident. | Ely fire station was sealed off, with forensic teams in white suits working at the scene of one accident. |
| Firefighters on duty had dashed out to help people injured on the forecourt. Witnesses said the driver appeared to veer towards the fire station to hit people. | Firefighters on duty had dashed out to help people injured on the forecourt. Witnesses said the driver appeared to veer towards the fire station to hit people. |
| Stuart Bateman, a bus passenger who saw the incident, said: "It was crazy. The driver was just panicking and mowing through people. A silver BMW tried chasing him but he was just doing anything he could to get away. It was incredible – I've never seen anything like it." | Stuart Bateman, a bus passenger who saw the incident, said: "It was crazy. The driver was just panicking and mowing through people. A silver BMW tried chasing him but he was just doing anything he could to get away. It was incredible – I've never seen anything like it." |
| Leckwith retail park, where it is believed the series of collisions began, has been closed. Jane Cohen, a mother of two, said: "It is terrible. I've just seen about 10 ambulances running around with police and fire engines everywhere. It is chaos. No one is really sure what has happened yet, but everyone is worried that some people are dead." | Leckwith retail park, where it is believed the series of collisions began, has been closed. Jane Cohen, a mother of two, said: "It is terrible. I've just seen about 10 ambulances running around with police and fire engines everywhere. It is chaos. No one is really sure what has happened yet, but everyone is worried that some people are dead." |
| A spokesman for South Wales police said: "We are continuing to investigate a number of road traffic collisions in the Ely and Leckwith area of the city. A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and a van has been seized. Officers are currently in attendance at a number of locations including Crossways Road, Cowbridge Road West, Grand Avenue, and Sloper Road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area." | A spokesman for South Wales police said: "We are continuing to investigate a number of road traffic collisions in the Ely and Leckwith area of the city. A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and a van has been seized. Officers are currently in attendance at a number of locations including Crossways Road, Cowbridge Road West, Grand Avenue, and Sloper Road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area." |
| The incident also caused gridlock in the western side of the Welsh capital in rush hour as police dealt with the wreckage. | The incident also caused gridlock in the western side of the Welsh capital in rush hour as police dealt with the wreckage. |