Two women and a man who were killed in a car crash in Wales after a night out have been named.

Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in a car accident after travelling to Cardiff.

Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, the other people in the vehicle, are in hospital with serious injuries.

All five were in a Volkswagen Tiguan that came off the A48(M) in the Welsh capital and crashed into trees.

The three women were last seen in the Llanedeyrn area of Cardiff at around 2am on Saturday morning.

The trio, from Newport, had travelled to Cardiff from the town of Porthcawl.

They had earlier been in Newport and were reported missing to Gwent Police.

The two men, who were from Cardiff, were also reported missing by their families.

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