Nine-year-old in intensive care, with four other children and four adults injured near elementary school in Rhoose:
The routine operation of the school ended with five children and four adults, including a lollipop lady injured after a car collided with pedestrians. One of the children, a girl of nine years old, was in intensive care and the lollipop lady was trapped under the Audi sedan, which ended on its roof.
The police were waiting to interview the 61-year-old driver, who was also injured, but one theory is that he accidentally hit the accelerator during a coughing fit shortly after leaving his granddaughter out in the village school and lost control after hitting a bump.
Officials said they would speak to the driver as soon as he was very good, but do not believe that he had deliberately target children or adults.
The incident happened shortly before 9am on Thursday as dozens of parents and children going to primary school in the village of Rhoose, near Cardiff.
Shelly Morgan-Stone, 33, who was with her seven-year-old son, Archie, said: "I saw something in the corner of my eye and when I turned it seemed that the car was flying through the air - that's the only way to describe it. heard a terrible scream followed by the roar of the metal and the sound of breaking glass.
"A mother was on the floor on his knees, leaning on his son crying. Was horrible. I'll never forget the sound of screaming mothers."
She said she had often seen the driver on the morning school run. Morgan-Stone said: "It goes beyond school every day - it's a very recognizable car is driven sensibly and within the speed limit.".
Vincenzo Springett, 11, said: "I just returned to the road, when I saw the car coming up behind me I could not understand why he seemed to be accelerating as it approached the traffic lights ..
"I saw the tip of the car and roll over and your roof - so everyone was running and screaming."
His mother, Rebecca, 43, said: "Everyone is just in shock is a small village you think your children are going to school safe ..."
Another mother, Natalie Morgan, 35, said: "I was at the scene within a minute of everything that happens and the kids were very upset and annoyed I tried to hide what had happened since my daughter and took her because school wanted. to continue as usual.
"I've been concerned for a long time that something like this could happen, even if they turn out to be speeding. Speed of the cars and back to school both ways all the time. Something must be done about it" .
Glenys Watson, 64, who runs the Coffee Time Coffee near the crash site, said that following confusing some mothers that a gun was fired and a shout out to the people "run".
She added: "One mother told me that people heard a loud bang and thought the gun had been fired all rushed Nobody knew what was happening ..."
Rhoose councilor Jeff James said he had been told the driver had a coughing fit near the crosswalk where the incident happened.
"A driver was maneuvering across the pedestrian crossing and had a coughing fit. He put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake.'s Car shot forward and hit the lollipop lady and several children."
The lollipop lady, Karin Williams, 50, recently won an award for road safety managed by Vale of Glamorgan council.
The citation for the award, said: "She has a wonderful relationship with children and parents and always have a small gathering at his point."
A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said most of the children had suffered head injuries or abdominal. According to the Vale of Glamorgan MP, Alun Cairns, three of the nine wounded were significant, but not fatal.
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