A CAR has ploughed into two shoppers in a busy town centre sparking a huge response from emergency services.
The horror crash happened at the junction of Market Street and North View Terrace in Caerphilly, Wales, at around 3pm on Tuesday after reports a motorist had collided with pedestrians.
Gwent Police officers scrambled to the scene as well as paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service while the Welsh Air Ambulance was also deployed.
Two shoppers were rushed to hospital but the welfare of those involved isn’t currently known.
Eyewitnesses said an emergency services presence remained at the scene yesterday night and the area remained closed to traffic.
A video taken at the scene shows at least six police vehicles in attendance shortly after 3pm as well as a number of other emergency vehicles.
The air ambulance was positioned on the grass verge next to the scene near Caerphilly Castle.
A spokesman for Gwent Police said “We received a report of a road traffic collision on the junction of Market Street and North View Terrace, Caerphilly at around 3pm on Tuesday. Officers and paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Welsh Air Ambulance are in attendance.
“The collision involved a car and two pedestrians. The incident is ongoing.”
A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed two people were taken to hospital.
The statement read: “We were called shortly after 3pm today to a road traffic accident near Castle Park in Caerphilly.
“We sent two emergency ambulances to the scene, where crews were supported by an advanced paramedic practitioner, a Cymru High Acuity Response Unit paramedic and an operations manager.
“Advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopter.
“Two patients were taken to hospital for further treatment.”
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