A four-month-old baby is among eight who were left injured in a severe car incident on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura.
13.08.2023 - 10:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Six people have been rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a campsite close to a Welsh beauty spot. Emergency services descended on Newgale Camping, close to the seaside village of Newgale in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, last night (August 13).
It followed a crash at around 10.40pm which saw a vehicle appear to leave the A487 before hitting people camping at the site. Police, firefighters and paramedics all arrived on the scene, while an air ambulance was also sent out.
A casualty was airlifted to hospital while five others were also sent for treatment, Wales Online reports. No fatalities have been reported.
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The road was closed overnight while accident investigation work was completed. Campsite owner Mike Harris confirmed that it re-opened at around 10am on Sunday morning.
He said that there were around 15 emergency vehicles in attendance and that he believed nine people had been injured in total. He said: "There are no fatalities and from what I understand none of the injuries are life-threatening but I would say some are certainly life changing."
He said that the vehicle appeared to hit an area where a group of people from several tents had gathered outside their tents to socialise. Mr Harris said: "It happened at 10:38pm, I had left the campsite four minutes earlier and didn't hear or see anything.
"My staff heard the screaming and informed me immediately while they called the emergency services. I think they first thought there would have been fatalities and that's why there were so many [emergency vehicles] here.
"I think one baby was saved purely by the fact it was in a cot." The ages of those injured has not been
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