Horror as three killed in road crash in North Wales resort after car 'came out of nowhere and hit pedestrian'
28 August 2024, 18:13 | Updated: 28 August 2024, 21:11
Three people have died in a crash in a Welsh coastal town, police have said.
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North Wales Police said officers responded to reports of a road collision in Beaumaris on Anglesey, shortly after 2.45pm on Wednesday.
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene in Alma Street on the seafront near Beaumaris Pier.
Fire, ambulance and air ambulance crews also attended the incident.
A witness said the collision involved "a car hitting a pedestrian and then hitting a house".
The Beaumaris resident was in a hotel overlooking the scene and was alerted to the incident by a "loud bang".
She said that she watched "people trying very, very hard to do CPR".
"It was just awful, the ambulance took ages to get here and when the police and the vehicles eventually came... there was nothing they could do once they got here.
"(The vehicle) was so mangled. It's so mangled it's not true.
"Everybody really rallied around, diverting the traffic and trying their best to give the people dignity, but it was pretty horrific."
She added: "The town is absolutely full of tourists and people walk down that street. It's just a beautiful, beautiful place."
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Police urged people to avoid the area, including nearby High Street, "which is expected to be closed for some time".
Chief Inspector Caroline Mullen-Hurst said: "Sadly, we can confirm that three people have been fatally injured in the incident.
"We are appealing to anybody who witnessed the incident that hasn't already spoken to officers, or anybody who might have dashcam footage, to please get in touch."
Witnesses can make contact via the North Wales Police website or by calling 101 and using reference number Q129825.
