Watch: Campsite owner recalls moments after car rolled on to occupied tent
Two people remain in a serious condition in hospital after a car crashed into a campsite and hit a tent, where a baby was sleeping.
Nine people were injured when the Ford Fiesta left the road at Newgale, Pembrokeshire, on Saturday night.
A baby in the tent escaped serious injury as it was in a cot, according to Newgale Campsite’s owner.
Mike Harris described the baby’s good fortune as a “miracle”.
The car had went over a ditch and rolled into a tent and over a group of people.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the car crashed into the campsite shortly after 22:30 BST, with passengers in the car among the injured.
A road runs alongside the campsite, which was filled with tents.
Police said the two seriously hurt people remained in hospital.
Image source, The Pembrokeshire Herald
A cordon was placed around a collapsed tent on Saturday night as investigators surveyed the scene
Mr Harris runs the campsite with his wife Clare, who said the car tried to brake as it came down a hill.
“It flipped and rolled several times, and crashed into the tent,” she said.
“There was a young child, a baby, in the tent at the time,” she added. “Thankfully they are OK.”
The car had to be lifted to free casualties beneath according to Mr Harris, who said despite being seriously injured it could have been a “lot worse”.
He said it was “fortunate” there were firefighters and two surgeons staying on the campsite who were “able to take charge and make the best of the situation”.
Mr Harris added he was “very impressed” with the speed and response of the emergency services, with about 15 vehicles on the scene quickly.
‘Veered off the road’
One person was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff by a Coastguard rescue helicopter, the Welsh Ambulance Service said.
Six ambulances were sent to the scene, and five other people were taken to hospital by paramedics.
Four of the patients were taken to Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, and another one to Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service also sent a crew to the scene.
Police said: “Shortly after 10.30pm several calls were made to emergency services reporting the one-car collision at Newgale Campsite.
Newgale Campsite owner Mike Harris described the scene as “carnage”
“The blue Ford Fiesta, which contained a number of occupants, is believed to have been travelling on from the direction of Roch in the St Davids direction when it lost control and veered off the road.”
Officers are appealing for any information.
“We are especially interested in any dashcam footage or doorbell footage which may have captured the vehicle being driven from Roch to the scene of the collision at Newgale,” they said.
