South Wales Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after an incident last night which saw two teenagers killed followed by a night of rioting
Police confirmed that they received CCTV footage which shows a police vehicle following a bike just prior to 6pm. This footage is being recovered as part of the investigation which will assist us in piecing together the circumstances leading up to the collision. The families are being kept up to date.
They also confirm that following investigations carried out so far, that when then collision occurred, there were no police vehicles on Snowden Road. A police vehicle in Grand Avenue responded to the report of a collision, attended the area and the officers performed CPR.
The investigation has involved studying CCTV and tracking data from the police vehicle.
At this stage, they do not believe that any other vehicle was involved.
During the disorder, 15 officers were injured requiring medical attention. Eleven went to hospital, four were treated at the scene.
Their focus now is to fully investigate the circumstances of the collision and the appalling scenes that followed and are appealing for witnesses, information, and footage from mobile phones and social media.
“We acknowledge the impact last night’s disorder had on local residents who were understandably very frightened. They have our assurances that we will be doing all we can to arrest those responsible. A number of people have already been arrested and more arrests will follow.” said the force
