'LITERALLY BROKEN'
Coedely crash: Boxing champ Morgan Smith killed in crash alongside two other teens as heartbroken parents pay tribute
'Miss you so much already. Don't know how I'll live life without you.'
THE GRIEVING parents of one of three teens killed in a horror crash between a bus and a car have paid tribute to their "baby boy".
Morgan Smith, 18, was one of three pals killed in the "serious collision" happened at around 7pm last night in Coedely, South Wales.
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Jesse Owen, 18, and Callum Griffiths, 19, were also killed in the crash, South Wales Police said.
The crash happened on a dark-wet winding stretch of 20mph road, with the five in the Audi on a night out.
Morgan's dad Daniel Chalfont described him as "my baby boy" and said he was "literally the most perfect son you could ever wish for."
He added: "Miss you so much already. Don't know how I'll live life without you. Literally broken."
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His mother Laura said: "Just six hours ago we said our usual love you. This hurts so much."
Morgan was also a keen boxer and had won a Welsh youth title.
The five teenagers - who had played together in the same rugby team from the age of 10 - were on a night on when they were in a "serious collision" at around 7pm on Monday night.
They had travelled about four miles from their home in the Tonypandy area of Rhondda, South Wales, to the village of Coedely near Tonyrefail, when tragedy struck.
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Two others are in hospital with life-threatening injuries while another two had minor injuries in the pile-up with the regular service bus and an Audi A1.
While another two suffered minor injuries in the pile-up between the regular service bus and an Audi A1.
They added that the 18 resources were sent to the scene including seven ambulances and three doctors.
Deputy mayor Dan Owen-Jones was one of the first at the scene - describing it as "horrific".
He said: "At times I was numb and helpless to the grieving families.
"I cannot even describe the pain, shock and suffering I have witnessed tonight… horrific."
"It's a distressing time for all. At this time of year it's even worse.
"Later on there was lots and lots of family and friends. It was very distressing to see the family, but understandable - if it was one of my family I would have wanted to be there."
Chief Superintendent Steve Jones, said: “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragic incident. Trained family liaison officers are supporting the families at what must be an extremely difficult time for them.
"Please can we ask the public to refrain from speculation and rumour while our officers deal with this serious collision.
"These are obviously tragic circumstances and we do not wish for speculation online to cause further distress to the families of those involved."
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called yesterday (11 December) at 7:00pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Elwyn Street, Tonyrefail.
"We sent seven emergency ambulances, two operational managers and our Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene.
"We were supported by pre-hospital immediate care specialists from MEDSERVE Wales, and advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity car.
"Four people were taken to University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and a fifth person was taken to Royal Glamorgan Hospital for further treatment."
The road has remained closed while investigations into the collision continue.
Alex Davies-Jones, MP for Pontypridd, said: "Utterly devastating news coming from our community this morning.
"All of my thoughts are with the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy.
"Thank you to all the emergency services, first responders and members of the public who tried to help last night.
"Please be aware that the road is still closed whilst the investigation is ongoing. My office is doing all we can to support efforts locally."
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And local councillor Danny Grehan, who represents the Coedely area said the collision was a "terrible blow" for the area.
South Wales Police has appealed for witnesses while investigations into the crash continue.
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