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| Baby dies after Africa crash | Baby dies after Africa crash |
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| A six-month-old baby has died and his father has been seriously injured in a car crash in Swaziland, Africa. | A six-month-old baby has died and his father has been seriously injured in a car crash in Swaziland, Africa. |
| Mervyn Humphreys, 37, from Caersws in Powys, is being treated in hospital in Pretoria, South Africa after the crash on Tuesday. | Mervyn Humphreys, 37, from Caersws in Powys, is being treated in hospital in Pretoria, South Africa after the crash on Tuesday. |
| His wife Portia, a Swaziland national who was driving the car, crawled from the wreckage but their son Cameron died on Saturday. | His wife Portia, a Swaziland national who was driving the car, crawled from the wreckage but their son Cameron died on Saturday. |
| Mr Humphreys' mother Dorothy has flown out to be with the couple. | Mr Humphreys' mother Dorothy has flown out to be with the couple. |
| Speaking from the hospital in Pretoria where her son is on a respirator and has yet to regain consciousness, Mrs Humphreys told BBC Radio Wales that a lorry had crashed into the back of their car, pushing them 100m down a road and into other vehicles. | |
| The force of the impact had split her grandson's child seat in two, she said. | The force of the impact had split her grandson's child seat in two, she said. |
| He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous Dorothy Humphreys | He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous Dorothy Humphreys |
| After the family were airlifted to hospital, she said that Cameron had been put on a life support machine and the family were expecting to make a decision on how long he should stay on it on Saturday. | After the family were airlifted to hospital, she said that Cameron had been put on a life support machine and the family were expecting to make a decision on how long he should stay on it on Saturday. |
| But in the early hours of Saturday morning his heart began to fail and he died at 0100 South African time. | But in the early hours of Saturday morning his heart began to fail and he died at 0100 South African time. |
| "Cameron is brilliant," said Mrs Humphreys. | "Cameron is brilliant," said Mrs Humphreys. |
| "He was just getting his personality and he had grown ever so much in the three weeks since I'd seen him. | "He was just getting his personality and he had grown ever so much in the three weeks since I'd seen him. |
| "He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous. | "He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous. |
| "Portia's parents were here yesterday and they are heartbroken. They had only recently met their grandson for the first time. But he is gone now." | "Portia's parents were here yesterday and they are heartbroken. They had only recently met their grandson for the first time. But he is gone now." |
| Mr Humphreys, who owns a plumbing business in Caersws, suffered a broken leg, a broken ankle, a broken pelvis, a broken jaw and a broken bone in the back of his neck in the crash. | Mr Humphreys, who owns a plumbing business in Caersws, suffered a broken leg, a broken ankle, a broken pelvis, a broken jaw and a broken bone in the back of his neck in the crash. |
| He is yet to learn of his son's death. | He is yet to learn of his son's death. |
| His wife, who had been living in Caersws for about six years, suffered neck injuries in the crash. | His wife, who had been living in Caersws for about six years, suffered neck injuries in the crash. |
| The family had been travelling to a game reserve in Swaziland | The family had been travelling to a game reserve in Swaziland |
| The couple, who married in Swaziland on 6 August, had been driving to a game reserve when the crash happened. | The couple, who married in Swaziland on 6 August, had been driving to a game reserve when the crash happened. |
| Mrs Humphreys said her son's friends had clubbed together to pay for her flight to South Africa but that she had only limited funds to pay for a room at the hospital. | Mrs Humphreys said her son's friends had clubbed together to pay for her flight to South Africa but that she had only limited funds to pay for a room at the hospital. |
| She said she may have to stay for three months while her son's injuries heal and vowed to sleep in a chair when her money ran out. | She said she may have to stay for three months while her son's injuries heal and vowed to sleep in a chair when her money ran out. |
| She made an appeal for financial help as she has no relatives to assist her and is on immobility allowance. | She made an appeal for financial help as she has no relatives to assist her and is on immobility allowance. |
| "I need everybody to know because I need friends here because I have got nothing," she said. | "I need everybody to know because I need friends here because I have got nothing," she said. |
| "I could be here for three months, as long as it takes for Mervyn to get healed and get up. | "I could be here for three months, as long as it takes for Mervyn to get healed and get up. |
| "When he becomes conscious he is going to be in a worse state." | "When he becomes conscious he is going to be in a worse state." |