Cardiff Crash: Police confirm victims were not found for almost two days

Detectives person confirmed the victims of a clang that killed 3 were trapped for astir 2 days.

South Wales Police said CCTV was studied and fig sheet designation cameras utilized to found it happened astatine 02:03 GMT connected Saturday, 4 March.

It was not until 46 hours aboriginal that they were recovered conscionable aft midnight connected Monday morning.

Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died aft the mishap adjacent the A48 successful St Mellons, Cardiff.

Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, stay successful a captious condition.

The mishap happened aft the achromatic Volkswagen Tiguan the 5 were successful near the carriageway into a wooded area.

Post-mortem examinations are ongoing.

Assistant Chief Constable Jason Davies said: "The probe is making bully advancement successful piecing unneurotic the events starring up to the collision.

"Specialist officers volition proceed to transportation retired a elaborate probe which volition alteration america to supply the facts of what happened during the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning."

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.