Overview
- A vehicle struck pedestrians and then collided with a retail unit at Cardiff Gate services on the M4 on Monday, May 25, prompting an immediate emergency response.
- Three people were taken to hospital — an 8-year-old child and a 39-year-old man who were pedestrians, and a 76-year-old woman who was driving the car — and their injuries are not understood to be life-threatening.
- Officers taped off the service station area while multiple police cars and an ambulance attended and witnesses reported the petrol forecourt remained open during the response.
- South Wales Police have launched an investigation and asked anyone who saw the incident to contact them with reference 2600162925.
- The crash disrupted a busy Bank Holiday motorway service site and is being reported alongside recent coverage of serious UK road collisions as police continue to examine causes and any wider safety implications.