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A disqualified driver has admitted causing serious injury to a six-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Cardiff.

The girl is now recovering in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday evening.

The incident happened on Moorhead Road in Splott some time between 7.30pm and 8pm.

Ashley Evans, 28, from Splott, pleaded guilty to all the charges against him when he appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

He admitted causing serious injury while driving while disqualified and also pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and failing to stop following a road traffic collision.

South Wales Police said the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was seriously injured in the incident.

A force spokesman said: “The young girl remains in hospital where she is being treated for her injuries.”

Evans was remanded in custody until his sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on May 20.