Eleven people were taken to hospital after a car collided with them in a car park after a football match, police have said.



South Wales police said a 35-year-old man was arrested following the incident at Cornelly United’s ground in Bridgend on Thursday night. The arrested man, who was held on suspicion of wounding with intent, has since been recalled to prison, police added.

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

One player, Scott Walker, suffered tissue damage to his knee and hip. “He will be on crutches for the next few weeks and will also need lots of physio. Things could have been a lot, lot worse,” the club said.

“The Walker family and the entire club would like to thank everybody for their well-wishes and messages of support. We are truly overwhelmed.”

The club said Saturday’s first- and second-XI matches would go ahead as planned. “We only feel it is right for the club to try gain all three points in both fixtures for our injured lads in hospital,” the club said.

DI Claire Lamerton, who is leading the investigation, appealed for anybody with video footage to get in touch with officers. “We know that there were a number of people at the club at the time of the incident, many of whom will have captured the incident on their phones,” she said.

“I’d urge those people not to circulate the videos on social media as this could frustrate our investigation. I would instead appeal to them to ensure the video is passed on to police and that any footage already uploaded to social media is deleted.”

Cornelly United play in Division One of the South Wales Alliance League.