Newport car ramming: 18-year-old man charged with attempted murder after vehicle hits crowds outside club

Two women remain in hospital with injuries that are feared to be life-changing

The attack happened on 29 April in Cambrian Road, Newport (PA)

A man accused of ploughing a car into crowds of people on a night out in Newport has been charged with attempted murder.

McCauley Cox, 18, is also accused of dangerous driving over the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Footage published on social media showed crowds of people standing near The Courtyard nightclub in the Welsh city at around 5.30am.

A car was seen reversing and driving forward twice into revellers, as people screamed and men attempted to stop the blue Ford C-Max by hitting the windscreen and driver’s window.

Three women and a man were taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital for treatment. Two of the women remain in hospital with injuries that are feared to be life-changing, while a man and a woman have been discharged.

Gwent Police previously said: “We would like to reassure the public that there is nothing to indicate the incident to be terror-related or to have had links to the Newport marathon.”

The car used was later found set on fire, with a local resident describing it “exploding” into flames before armed police arrived.

Cox, of Ringland in Newport, has been charged with attempted murder and dangerous driving.

Benjamin Thomas, 19, of Somerton, has been charged with affray.

Both men appeared before magistrates on Wednesday and were remanded in custody to appear before Newport Crown Court on 30 May.

Another 19-year-old man from the area was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and assisting an offender, but has been released under investigation.

A 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, but has since been released under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.