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Brecon crash teen survivor Rhys Hunter 'lucky' | Brecon crash teen survivor Rhys Hunter 'lucky' |
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A teenage survivor of a road crash in Brecon which killed three of his friends and a pensioner says he is "really lucky" to be alive. | |
Rhys Hunter, 17, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, was in the back of a car driven by friend Rhodri Miller. | |
Rhodri died along with his girlfriend Alesha O'Connor, and friend Corey Price in the collision on the A470 on Friday. | |
Margaret Challis, 66, from Merthyr Tydfil, travelling in another car, was also killed. | |
Three other people were taken to hospital, one of whom is in a critical but stable condition. | |
Rhys said he felt fortunate to escape with a broken thigh bone and minor cuts and bruises. | Rhys said he felt fortunate to escape with a broken thigh bone and minor cuts and bruises. |
"It just shows you can lose a life in a matter of seconds and it can happen at any time," he said. | |
"I bought this necklace when my Gran passed away, and I felt like she was looking over me and helped me survive this considering what happened to other people." |