Council worker named as Heads of the Valleys crash victim

Tributes have been paid to a woman who died after being hit by a car on the Heads of the Valleys last week.

Louise Hopkins was walking away from a broken down vehicle with a man at around 7.15pm between Pant and Dowlais when the incident happened.

Ms Hopkins worked for Merthyr Tydfil Council as a service support worker.

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Louise's father has described her as a 'beautiful, caring daughter'.

Her mother, Helen, added: “Our lives are never going to be the same without her.”

South Wales Police is continuing to appeal for witnesses to the collision, especially the driver who stopped to speak to the van driver at the scene, to contact South Wales Police Roads Policing Unit via 101 quoting reference 1500411419.

A woman who died after being hit by a car on the Heads of the Valleys road last night has been named as Louise Hopkins.

The 41 year old was walking away from a broken down vehicle with a man at around 7.15pm between Pant and Dowlais when the incident happened.

Ms Hopkins worked for Merthyr Tydfil Council as a service support worker.

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses, especially a motorist who stopped to speak to the van driver at the scene, to contact South Wales Police Roads Policing Unit via 101.

A woman's died after a collision involving a van on the Heads of the Valleys Road.

The 41 year-old was walking away from a broken down vehicle with a man at around 7:15pm between Pant and Dowlais.

Her family are being supported by specially trained officers.

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses, especially a motorist who stopped to speak to the van driver at the scene, to contact South Wales Police Roads Policing Unit via 101.

The A465 Heads of The Valleys Road is closed both ways due to a serious accident involving a pedestrian and a car.

The road is closed to traffic between High Street at Dowlaid to Roundabout and the Ffrwd Road at Cefn Coed Roundabout.