A bus crashed into parked vehicles at Llandough Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan on Thursday(Image: Nicola Trigg)

Pictures show scale of damage after bus crashes into cars at hospital

Emergency services were called to the crash at Llandough Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan on Thursday

by · Wales Online

Pictures show the scale of damage caused after a bus crashed into parked cars. The crash happened at Llandough hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan on Thursday afternoon, and saw two parked cars forced over a ledge following the crash.

Nobody was injured in the incident, which left the two cars in a crumpled heap while the bus also had significant damage to its front. The bus remained perched over the ledge at "public car park one" in the hospital grounds for a couple of hours, held up by ropes attached to the bus by workers from Walls Truck Services who were also called to the scene and pulled the bus back from over the ledge at around 4.30pm.

Pictures from the scene show the bus stuck between the car park and the multi-storey beside it while cars lie in a heap in the small gap beneath the bus. A spokesperson for South Wales Police said a number of stationary cars were involved.

"At 2.35pm today report was received of a collision between a bus and a number of stationary cars within the grounds of Llandough Hospital,” they said. “There are no reports of serious injuries. The circumstances surrounding the collision are being looked into."

A spokesperson for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "SWFRS received a call at approximately 2.37pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a bus and several cars at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust University Hospital, Llandough. Crews and appliances from Penarth and Cardiff Central attended and assisted with setting up a cordon and moving vehicles to make the scene safe. The police are in attendance and investigating the incident. The stop message was received at approximately 4.17pm."

A Cardiff and Vale University Health Board spokesperson said: "Further to the incident at UHL today (10 October) we can confirm a bus hit a number of parked cars in the multi story car park. The bus has been safely removed and work is ongoing to remove the cars involved.

"We would like to thank colleagues at UHL for their calmness and professionalism while dealing with the ongoing incident and ensuring people's safety remained a priority on site. Thank you also to South Wales Fire and Rescue and South Wales Police for their swift response.

"Access to the car park is currently restricted to new vehicles but people are able to enter to retrieve vehicles already parked inside. We currently have professionals on site to assess the car park and confirm it is safe to reopen. If you are planning to travel to UHL tomorrow please allow additional time for your journey. Thank you for your patience."

You can recap the incident in pictures below.

Emergency services from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and South Wales Police arrived at the scene(Image: Jonathon Hill/Media Wales)
The bus crashed into parked vehicles and wedged itself into the multi-storey car park opposite the hospital on Thursday afternoon at around 2.30pm(Image: Nicola Trigg)
Recovery workers began to move the bus at around 4.30pm(Image: Jonathon Hill/Media Wales)
Removal workers from Walls Truck Services arrived at the scene to begin the removal process(Image: Jonathon Hill/Media Wales)