A 20-year-old woman who spent two days trapped in a smashed car is now “unrecognizable,” according to her mother.
The crash that happened on Saturday in Saint Mellons, Cardiff, claimed the lives of Eve Smith, Darcy Ross, both 21 years old, and Rafel Jeanne, 24.
Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20 both continue to be in severe condition.
They were in a Volkswagen Tiguan that had left the A48 and crashed into some trees close to a roundabout.
Sophie was so badly hurt in the collision that she was unable to grab her phone and ask for aid.
The bank worker has since undergone life-saving surgery in hospital.
Her mother, Anna Cerowicz, told the Sun: ’She doesn’t know where she is or what happened.
‘She had panic attacks throughout the night when she came round so they sedated her.
‘She’s in shock and has a lot of injuries. You can’t recognise her.’
Anna said her thoughts went out to the parents who had lost children in the horror crash.
She added: ‘She [Sophie] was in a small space, cold, scared stiff and not able to reach her mobile phone.
‘There’s no words to describe it. I can’t imagine how long it’s going to take for her to get over this. She’s going to need a lot of support.
‘I’m heartbroken for the families of Eve and Darcy. They’ve lost a child at the end of the day, I nearly lost mine.’
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation into two police forces over the search for missing victims.
It came after a friend of Rafel Jeanne discovered the car after just 15 minutes of searching.
The group had been to a social club in Maesglas, Newport, on Friday and are thought to have then travelled 40 miles to the Trecco Bay area of Porthcawl.
After failing to go home, the five were reported missing by their families.
A vigil was held at the crash site on Tuesday evening where around 1,000 people gathered, lighting candles and flares while others rode mopeds, motorbikes and quad bikes around the roundabout.
A firework display lit up the sky above St Mellons for around 30 minutes while family and friends looked on.
Police have confirmed the group were last seen at about 2am on Saturday in Pentwyn, Cardiff.
In a joint statement, Gwent Police and South Wales Police said a helicopter was asked to search an area of Cardiff at 11.50pm on Sunday, which the forces said led to the vehicle being found 25 minutes later.