18-year-old arrested after car hits pedestrians in Cardiff

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a car struck a group of pedestrians in the Caerau area of Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday, September 27, leaving three people injured and one seriously hurt. South Wales Police said officers were called to Heol Trelai just before 12.30am following reports that the driver of a car had collided with several pedestrians.

Police believe three people were hit, and one person was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious and potentially lifechanging. By the following day the force said that one person remained in hospital in a serious but stable condition. A large cordon was in place around the scene and the road was closed in both directions between Caerau Lane and Church Road while officers carried out their enquiries.

Following the incident, South Wales Police arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He remains in police custody as inquiries continue, the force said. Investigators spent much of Saturday at the scene, photographing and collecting evidence from a grass verge in the middle of the carriageway outside a local Homeguard club.