Tributes paid to victims of fatal collision

The two people who died in a road traffic collision which happened on the A4050 near Barry on Saturday, November 2, have been named as Madeline Elaine Brooks, 85 and Beverley Pugsley, 69.

The following family tributes have been paid to them:

“Madeline Elaine Brooks, a mother, nanna, great grandmother and aunt who was born in Penarth and lived in Barry for over 65 years.

“Madeline was a lively lady, full of energy.
“She loved Ballroom dancing and was a teacher at many venues around Wales, still attending afternoon dances in her later years.
“She was always very active, loved gardening and always out an about, shopping, visiting places and holidaying, mostly in Devon in later years.”

“Beverley Pugsley was born in and lived in Llandaff, Cardiff.

“Beverley was a quiet lady who loved her job, having worked for the BBC for biggest part of her life in various roles and in the later as a Researcher for many television programmes. She was still partly working after retirement.
“She spent her time socialising with her cousin and aunt visiting places around the Vale and loved going off on trips especially to Devon.”

Two men, aged 24 and 67, remain in hospital.

South Wales Police is continuing to appeal for anyone with information concerning the collision or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Senior investigating officer, Sergeant Gareth Jones-Roberts, said:

“We are appealing to anybody who was driving in the area between 1.30pm and 1.50pm on Saturday afternoon and who may have any information that can assist this investigation to get in touch with us.

“If you have dash-cam in your vehicles, please contact us. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who can give us extra detail on the manner of driving of a grey Audi RS 4 prior to the collision."

Anyone with information is asked to contact us by one of the means below quoting occurrence number 2400365249.

• Live Chat https://www.south-wales.police.uk/
• Online https://bit.ly/SWPProvideInfo
• 101 

Always call 999 in an emergency.

Information can also be given via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or their online form at: Giving information | Crimestoppers