Wales missing people – latest: Three bodies found in Cardiff car after group of 5 disappear
Police searching for five people who disappeared after a night out in Cardiff say they have found three of them dead.
The other two missing people have been transported to hospital with serious injuries, Gwent Police confirmed.
All five people, three women and two men, had last been seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday.
The women, Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, were last seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday having travelled there from Porthcawl.
Three women, Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, had attended The Muffler club in Cardiff late on Friday.
They had made the trip in a Volkswagen Tiguan with two men, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from Cardiff, who were also reported as missing. On Monday, a police spokesperson said the VW Tiguan had been recovered just after midnight in the St Mellons area of Cardiff.
Police believe the car was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
The BBC reports that the car the group was last seen in was found by a member of the public.
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Three found dead in search after a night out
Two people remain in hospital
Police watchdog investigating the case
Latest images from scene of fatal collision
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Car discovered by member of public, say reports
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The car the missing group of five was last seen in was found by a member of the public, the BBC reports.
Three women, Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, had attended The Muffler club in Cardiff late on Friday.
They then travelled 36 miles to Trecco Bay, a caravan park in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, with two men, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from Cardiff, who were also reported as missing.
The group were last seen in Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, in the early hours of Saturday. The time of the collision is yet to be confirmed.
Watch: Police cordon off area after three people found dead in Cardiff following night out
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Latest from scene of crash
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The A48(M) has been closed in both directions, near to the Cardiff Garden Centre, by the police.
Photographs from the scene show large green fencing and tarpaulin has been erected around the crash site, which is among trees.
People have also started arriving to leave floral tributes to those who died.
Mother of missing woman claims police told her to ‘stop ringing’ station for updates
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The mother of one of the women who went missing following a night out in Cardiff claims police told her to “stop ringing” the station for updates.
Sophie Russons’s mother Anna Certowicz, 42, told the Daily Mail that something “must be wrong” after not having heard from her or her friends Eve Smith and Darcy Ross.
Ms Certowicz, 42, said she drove around the Gwent and Cardiff areas last night in a desperate search for her daughter.
She told the Daily Mail: “They didn’t seem to care. I had to drive to Cardiff to knock on doors myself because they were doing s*d all. They just didn’t seem to think it was worth investigating. It was so frustrating.
“I think they assumed that Sophie was hungover somewhere, but she’s a sensible girl who works in a bank and hasn’t taken a day off for three years.
“She’s not someone who’s out clubbing in Cardiff all the time. On Friday nights she’s more likely to be babysitting so other people can go out. She wouldn’t just vanish like this unless something was wrong.
“The police asked me to stop ringing but at the end of the day I’m a mum I’m going to worry. Her little sister is worrying too, she’s only 13 and she’s wondering where Sophie is.”
Watch: Three bodies found and two in hospital after group go missing in Cardiff
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A48 in south Wales closed after three bodies found in suspected car crash
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The A48 in south Wales remains closed after police searching for five people missing following a night out found three bodies in a suspected crashed car.
The road, which is a major link between Cardiff and Newport, is closed in both directions for around a mile from the roundabout near Cypress drive to Eastern Avenue, near Cardiff gate, Traffic Wales South said.
The live traffic service tweeted: “The road is closed in both directions due to a serious police incident. The road is likely to remain closed for several hours. Please find an alternate route as there is heavy congestion in the area.”
Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports:
A48 in south Wales closed after three bodies found in suspected car crash
First pictures of five missing people
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Police watchdog investigating the case
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Amid the findings from the search, Gwent Police has been referred to the police watchdog, the IOPC, “in line with normal procedures,” the force said.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or send a direct message on social media, quoting 2300071791.
Two people remain in hospital following search
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The other two missing people have been transported to hospital with serious injuries, Gwent Police told the PA news agency.
All five people, three women and two men, had last been seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday.
The women, Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, were last seen in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday having travelled there from Porthcawl. They had made the trip in a Volkswagen Tiguan with two men, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from Cardiff, who were also reported as missing.
On Monday, a police spokesperson said the VW Tiguan had been recovered just after midnight in the St Mellons area of Cardiff.
Police believe the car was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and inquiries are ongoing.
Three found dead in search after a night out
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Three bodies have been found by police searching for a group of five people who went missing after a night out in Wales.
Two others have been taken to hospital for treatment for serious injuries, Gwent Police said in a statement on Monday morning.
Over the weekend officers released an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32.
Officers have found the car they were last seen in, in the St Mellons area of Cardiff.
The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday.
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Three bodies found after five people went missing on night out in Wales
07:40 , Thomas Kingsley
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the search operations launched after five people went missing in Cardiff after a night out. We’ll bring you all the latest updates after three people were found dead and two remain in hospital
