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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Six people injured after being hit by car outside pub
(PA)
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 serious incident on Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun at around 8.30pm sparking a huge emergency services response.
South Wales Police said six people have been taken to the University Hospital of Wales.
One of the pedestrians has suffered life-changing injuries, the force said.
While four were taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering “minor injuries”.
The driver of the car, a 79-year-old man, is in a critical condition.
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