Mystery over Newport deaths as police launch probe into crash after car found at midnight with three dead and 2 injured
COPS have launched a probe into a horror smash which left three dead and two injured after five friends vanished from a nightclub.
Cops today discovered three bodies after Darcy, 21, Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, along with Rafel and Shane Loughlin disappeared on Friday night.
The group had not been seen since enjoying a night out at the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales.
And after a desperate search, Gwent Police this morning confirmed a car had been found, with three of the five occupants tragically killed.
And now cops are desperately trying to piece together what happened.
A spokesperson for the force say they are "carrying out an investigation into the road traffic collision to establish what happened".
They added: "We would like to thank the public for their patience and their cooperation whilst the road is closed.
"Our thoughts are with the those affected by this incident."
Police have not confirmed the identities of those killed in the crash.
However, Eve's family today confirmed that she was one of the three found dead.
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Pals had previously said the friends had last been seen at the nightclub Muffler in Maesglas on Friday night.
The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday March 6.
It comes as it’s been revealed that Darcy had posted photos of her and Rafel partying that night.
The pic shows the pair smiling, with Rafel’s arm around Darcy.
It’s thought she posted the photo to her Snapchat story on the night they went missing.
Meanwhile haunting CCTV has shown the white car the group had been travelling in before it was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
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The snaps, shared by the young people’s families during the search, show the white car carrying the friends.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and enquiries are ongoing.
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Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or send a direct message on social media, quoting 2300071791.
The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures.
