Tributes to teen girl Keely Morgan, 15, with ‘beautiful smile’ killed in horror Cardiff crash as man, 40, arrested

A 'DEVASTATED' family have paid tribute to their 'sensible' and 'kind' daughter, 15, who was killed after being hit by a car on Monday.

Keely Morgan tragically lost her life in a collision on Heol Trelai, Caerau in Cardiff at around 9.30pm on May 1.

South Wales Police confirmed a 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

In a statement, Keely's mum, Sian Morgan and stepdad Liam Coulthard said: “As a family we are just devastated at the sudden loss of Keely. Our hearts are broken, and we never imagined anything like this would ever happen to us.

"She was sensible, kind and not one person ever had a bad word to say about her.

"In such a short time in this world, she had touched so many people and she had so many plans that have now been so cruelly taken away."

The family added they were "overwhelmed" with the love and support their community has offered during such difficult times.

They also expressed their thanks to emergency services who helped at the scene.

Martin Hulland, head teacher at Cardiff West Community High School, said the school was "absolutely devastated" over the loss.

He described her as an "exceptional student who loved school."

"Keely demonstrated high levels of resilience to overcome serious health issues and was a superb role model to so many," he added.

"She was described as an “absolute star” by her Head of Year, and we will all miss her terribly."

This comes after police were called to the scene, near The 4th Glamorgan Home Guard Club on Monday night just after 9.30pm.

There were reports of a pedestrian being hit by a black Vauxhall Astra.

Keely Morgan was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.