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Two bodies were pulled from the River Tawe in Swansea, south Wales after a horror Christmas day car crash, police have confirmed. Emergency services rushed to the scene at New Cut Road just after 3am following reports that a car had entered the water.

The car was found fully submerged in the river and the bodies of a man and a woman were found in the water nearby.

No other vehicle was involved at the scene although investigations are ongoing.

Detective Inspector Sharon Gill-Lewis said: “South Wales Police was called around 3.05am this morning, Christmas Day, following reports that a car had gone into the River Tawe at New Cut Road, Swansea.

“Emergency services attended and a car was found fully submerged in the river.

“The bodies of a woman and man were located in the river nearby.

“Their next of kin are being informed and enquiries are continuing to ascertain the full circumstances behind the incident.

“The incident is ongoing at the scene and no further detail is available at this time.”

Images from the recovery operation showed the vehicle being hoisted from the bone-chilling water by a crane. 

Swansea Council tweeted: “Sorry to say there’s been a major incident at the two bridges near Fabian Way in Swansea, one of which is currently closed.

“If you are in the area, please follow diversions. Road should be open in a few hours.”

The A483 New Cut Road was closed at 6am and remains closed on Christmas Day.

The Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed it had received a call at 3.07am and sent two rapid response vehicles and two road ambulances to the scene.

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It comes as warnings about the impacts of rail strikes on festive getaways were heeded by travellers resulting in little extra impact on Britain’s roads on Christmas Eve, a motoring organisation has said.

Motorway travel appears to have been smooth for most of the country, the AA said.

Some rail passengers faced delays as they rushed to get the last trains before Christmas Eve services came to a halt early due to industrial action.

The walkout by thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail meant trains stopped running early, and some routes had no services all day.

It had been expected the knock-on effect would see added pressure on the roads on what is normally a busy travel day as people head home or away for the holidays.

But an AA spokesman said it appeared people had taken on board travel warnings and made alternative plans.

He said there had been “pockets of congestion” on the some of the busiest motorway routes but that the level of disruption had not been as bad as might have been expected.

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