A car crashed into a wall near a shop in Dowlais before the driver made off. The incident happened just before midnight on Tuesday at Bryn Carwyn.
Wall badly damaged in crash
Councillor Dean Barrett, who represents the Pant and Dowlais ward of Merthyr Tydfil, shared a picture of the aftermath. The image shows a wall near the Londis shop badly damaged and crumbling.
Councillor amazed at speed
Cllr Barrett told WalesOnline he is amazed at how the incident happened. He said: “How it happened amazes us to be honest because they must have been coming up there at some speed to cause that much damage. There’s not even a long length of road leading up to it. And then they’ve abandoned the car.”
Police investigation ongoing
Cllr Barrett said police tape was still in place as of Friday morning. A spokesman for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police was called at 11:50pm on Tuesday, August 18 to a car having driven into a wall on Bryn Carwyn in Dowlais.
“The driver of the car had fled the scene before officers arrived. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.”
