Two people have died and three others, including two children, have been rushed to hospital after a collision involving three cars in Pembrokeshire.
An elderly man and woman who were both travelling in the same car died in the pile-up between a silver Hyundai i10, a white Peugeot 3008 and a silver Mini yesterday evening in Pembrokeshire.
Police confirmed that one adult and two children have been rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
The section of road between the Canaston Bowl area and Templeton was shut for more than eight hours.
Emergency services raced to the scene shortly before 5.30pm and included officers from Dyfed-Powys Police, five emergency ambulances and two rapid response vehicles from the Welsh Ambulance Service, together with a crew from Cardiff’s Wales Air Ambulance base.
The road re-opened at about 1.45am.
Police have now launched an appeal for witnesses who may have seen the collision to come forward, or for anyone who may have dashcam footage of the incident to make contact.
A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We are appealing for witnesses who may have information about a fatal collision on the A4115 between Templeton and Cross Hands, Pembrokeshire, which occurred just before 5.30pm on Tuesday, October 25.
"Three cars were involved - a silver Hyundai i10, a white Peugeot 3008 and a silver Mini. Sadly, an elderly man and an elderly woman, both travelling in the same car, died as a result of their injuries. Their next of kin have been informed. One adult and two children have been taken to hospital with serious injuries."
A spokeswoman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: “We were called yesterday (25 October) at 5:30pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the A4115, Narberth, Pembrokeshire.
"We sent two rapid response vehicles, five emergency ambulances and three duty operations managers to the scene, where we were supported by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service. Three people were taken by road to Glangwili Hospital for further treatment.”
A spokeswoman for Wales Air Ambulance said: “I can confirm that we attended an incident in the Pembrokeshire area on Tuesday (25/10/2022).
"Our Cardiff-based crew arrived at the scene via Rapid Response Vehicle at 6.39pm. Following critical care treatment from our medics, we escorted a patient via Road Ambulance to Glangwili Hospital. Our involvement concluded at 9.25pm.”
Anyone with information or dashcam footage that could help officers with their investigation is asked to report it to PS Paul Owen-Williams at Dyfed-Powys Police, either online, by emailing 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk, or by calling 101.
