A girl has tragically died and a young boy is fighting for his life in hospital after a horrifying car crash on a busy motorway.
The three-year-old who sadly passed away in the collision on the M4, near Newport, Wales, on Saturday February 5 has been named as Gracie-Ann Wheaton.
A GoFundMe page set up to help cover the cost of her funeral said she passed away due to her injuries, while another child is in intensive care, The Mirror reports.
Four people were rushed to hospital following the incident, which occurred at around 1.45pm on February 5.
The GoFundMe page states: "On Saturday 5th February 2022, Gracie-Ann was returning home from a birthday party, alongside her mother, her step-father and her brother.
"At around 2PM, Gracie-Ann and her family were involved in a serious car accident, which led to Gracie-Ann, and [another child], being rushed into intensive care due to the injuries they have both sustained.
"Gracie-Ann, being the worst affected, had suffered a stroke and later on, a cardiac arrest. At approximately 5am, on Sunday morning, Gracie-Ann had passed away due to the severity of her injuries."
Gwent Police said the incident involved a car and a van on the M4 westbound, between junction 28 and 29.
Great uncle Darren Lucas, from Abergavenny, said that close family are at the other child's bedside.
He said: "We are a very close family and we are all devastated and heartbroken. We just can't take it in and have set up a fundraising page just to help the family out in some way.
"We are all sending our prayers."
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