Evening Standard

Boxing club pays tribute to one of three teenagers killed in crash between bus and car in 20mph zone in Wales

Source: Facebook / Daniel Chalfont

The parents of one of the teenagers who died in a collision on a Welsh road have paid tribute to their "baby boy" while his boxing club has remembered the "Welsh champion".

Boxing champion Morgan Smith, 18, died after a collision between a bus and an Audi A1 in Coedely on Monday evening.

Another 18 year-old Jesse Owen and a 19-year-old Callum Griffiths were also killed, South Wales Police said.

The Welsh Ambulance Service sent seven ambulances and three doctors to Rhondda Cynon Taf, but the three could not be saved.

The boxer's father Daniel Chalfont wrote on Facebook that he

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Evening Standard

Evening Standard2 min read
Trainline Passes £5 Billion Ticket Sales Amid UK Rail Travel Recovery
Trainline has surpassed £5 billion in ticket sales for the first time, as the aggregator enjoyed a recovery in rail travel in Britain and sharp growth across Europe. The London-listed company’s pre-tax profit more than doubled to £48 million in the y
Evening Standard2 min read
Royal Harpist Alis Huws Signs Record Deal
The Official Royal Harpist, Alis Huws, has signed a record deal with Decca Classics. The Welsh-born musician performed at the King’s coronation at Westminster Abbey last year, playing an arrangement of Sir Karl Jenkins’ Tros Y Garreg (Crossing The St
Evening Standard9 min read
Luxury Hotels With The Best Kids Clubs In Europe
These days a stellar kids club is the key hotel ingredient for keeping stress at bay on a family jolly (particularly with young children). Distance makes the heart grow fonder, particularly for a few blissful hours when parents can sink into a spa t

Related Books & Audiobooks