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“Two minutes earlier and it could’ve hit us”

News | Richard Gurner | Published: 14:27, Monday December 2nd, 2019.
Last updated: 21:25, Friday December 6th, 2019
Picture of a white Nissan Juke which crashed in Caerphilly on December 1, 2019.

An eyewitness to a car crash outside Caerphilly Municipal Club has spoken of her shock.

The woman, who did not want to be named, told Caerphilly Observer how she saw the white Nissan Juke speed along Brynau Road and crash into a telegraph outside the club on North View Terrace.


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The crash, which happened at around 11.30pm on Sunday, December 1, was just before the junction with Market Street in Caerphilly town centre.

The impact of the crash brought down a telegraph pole and power lines.

The witness said: “Two minutes earlier and it could’ve been us. Ten minutes earlier and people were coming out of the Muni.

“It was lucky no-one was killed.”

The driver of the car got out and ran off and police are currently appealing for any information.

Picture of a telegraph pole knocked over by a white Nissan Juke which crashed in Caerphilly on December 1, 2019.
The impact of the crash brought down a telegraph pole and power lines.
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