Everything we know so far as six people taken to hospital after car hits pedestrians at Pontyclun pub
Six people have been hospitalised after a vehicle collided with pedestrians in Pontyclun
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Six injured as car hits crowd outside pub after driver, 79, suffers ‘medical episode’ Joe Middleton
South Wales Police have urged the public to avoid the area - PA
Six people were injured on Thursday night after a car crashed into a crowd outside a pub in South Wales.
Police were called to Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun at around 8.30pm sparking a huge emergency services response.
Six people have been taken to the University Hospital of Wales and one of the pedestrians has suffered life-changing injuries, police confirmed.
The driver of the car, a 79-year-old man, is understood to have suffered a medical episode which resulted in his car, a silver Ford Puma, crashing into The Windsor pub. He is in a critical condition in hospital.
Car collides with number of pedestrians near Welsh pub
Police have advised members of the public to stay away from the scene in Pontyclun
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Emergency services at the scene of an incident at the Windsor Hotel in Pontyclun (Image: WalesOnline)
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Driver of car, 79, believed to have suffered a medical episode before crashing in Pontyclun
Police were called to the serious incident on Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun, at about 8.30pm on Thursday. Photograph: Britpix/Alamy Stock Photo
Police were called to the serious incident on Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun, at about 8.30pm on Thursday. Photograph: Britpix/Alamy Stock Photo
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Thu 22 Jul 2021 19.07 EDT
Last modified on Fri 23 Jul 2021 02.48 EDT
Six people have been taken to hospital after a car ploughed into a crowd outside a pub in south Wales.
Police were called to the incident on Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun at about 8.30pm on Thursday, sparking a huge emergency services response.