Eleven teenagers injured after car drives into them at football ground in Wales

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Eleven teenagers were injured at a football match in South Wales after a car collided into them in a car park after a match.

A 35-year-old man was arrested following the incident at Cornelly United’s ground in Bridgend on Thursday night.

The club said the incident occurred after the club’s reserve team beat local rivals Margam 5-0 at the club’s Meadow Street ground in North Cornelly.

Police said 11 people aged between 14 and 18 were taken to hospital but have since been discharged.

One player, Scott Walker, had tissue damage in his knee and his hip and was told by doctors he would be on crutches for the next few weeks, according to Cornelly United.

Witnesses said the scene was “absolute carnage” after a row sparked between the two teams before the car drove onto the pitch.

The driver has returned to prison due to being wanted on prison recall relating to a different incident, police said.

Joe Jones, Cornelly United FC club secretary, said the players were standing in the car park on the grass when the grey BMW car collided with them.

“It was horrible. There were parents there, there were people rushing over to help,” he told the BBC.

“There were obviously a lot of people here anyway because there was a football game on. It was absolute carnage. It was not nice to see.

“About half an hour before there was an under-nines training session about 50 or 60 yards further up. There were some parents clearly distraught about what happened.

“The ambulance and the police were amazing, how quickly they got there.”

In a statement posted on Twitter, Cornelly United FC said: “Massively overwhelmed by the support from everyone, we can’t reply individually to every single message but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate your support.

“Last night’s events should never happen in any situation let alone a football game. Thank you again for your support.”