{"id":48376,"date":"2026-05-25T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/48376\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:26:13","slug":"child-hurt-after-car-crashes-into-people-before-hitting-m4-service-station-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/48376\/","title":{"rendered":"Child hurt after car crashes into people before hitting M4 service station | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tA car has crashed into the front entrance of Cardiff Gate Services on Bank Holiday (Picture: Media Wales)<\/p>\n

An eight-year-old is among three people in hospital after a car was seen hitting pedestrians and crashing<\/a> into a motorway service station.<\/p>\n

The collision happened at around 11.45am today at Cardiff<\/a> Gate services just off junction 30 of the M4.<\/p>\n

An eight-year-old child and a 39-year-old man, both pedestrians, and a 76-year-old female driver were all taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

A witness told WalesOnline that a black BMW car<\/a> hit people sitting at a table before striking the main service station building.<\/p>\n

The witness said: \u2018It was awful. About 15 people were trying to lift the car off.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe collision happened at around 11.45am today (Monday) at Cardiff Gate services just off junction 30 of the M4 (Picture: Media Wales)<\/p>\n

They added: \u2018I imagine the driver had a medical emergency as I can\u2019t understand how they went into the building at that speed.\u2019<\/p>\n

It is understood none of the injuries are life-threatening.<\/p>\n

A South Wales<\/a> Police spokesman said they were investigating an incident at Cardiff Gate Services, where a \u2018car collided with a retail premises on the site\u2019<\/p>\n

The force added: \u2018Three people have been taken to hospital including an eight-year-old child and a 39-year-old man, who were both pedestrians, and a 76-year-old woman who was the driver of the vehicle. It is understood none of the injuries are life-threatening.\u2019<\/p>\n

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