Girl, 12, has life-threatening injuries after crash

A 12-year-old girl is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a three-car crash that injured seven and saw one vehicle turned into a "ball of flames".

Two people were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injuries by dangerous driving following the crash, which left seven people in hospital – three of which were airlifted to major trauma centres.

A 13-year-old girl is also in hospital with serious injuries after the crash on the A541 in Bodfari, Denbighshire, on Wednesday evening.

North Wales Police have issued a call for witnesses and those with dashcam footage.

One car went up in flames following the crash

Two people also dragged a driver out of a burning car after the crash, which involved an Audi Q3, a silver Mercedes A200 and a silver BMW 118.

The two injured girls were passengers in the Audi Q3, the female driver of which remains in hospital with serious, life-changing injuries, North Wales Police said.

Another female passenger in the Audi is in hospital with serious, life-changing injuries, as is the male driver of the Mercedes.

The 20-year-old driver of the BMW, who was initially taken to hospital with slight injuries, was later arrested on suspicion of causing serious injuries by dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation.

The male passenger of the Mercedes, who was also arrested, was later taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

Det Sgt Katie Davies, from North Wales Police, said an investigation to find out what happened is now underway.

She urged any witnesses, including those with dash cam footage, to come forward, also calling on members of the public not to speculate on social media.

Tony Johnson said one of the cars was on fire and within minutes turned into a "ball of flames"

Tony Johnson, who lives nearby, was one of the first people on the scene, and said he helped pull one driver from a burning car which was engulfed by flames "within two minutes".

He said: "We were sat down to have dinner around 19:20 last night when we heard a tremendous bang. The kind of bang where you know something serious has happened.

"We came outside to the road, a couple of vehicles obviously had a big collision, one of them was on fire."

He said he and a neighbour approached the burning car and saw the driver was still inside.

"We made the decision to get him out, because there was obviously danger with the fire... within two minutes, the whole vehicle was in a ball of flames."

Mr Johnson said the location of the collision was on "a nasty blind bend" which was prone to accidents, but not "as bad as this one".

Scott Davidson said he returned home to a "horrendous" scene

Scott Davidson, on whose property the accident partly happened, was out when it happened but said the scene was "horrendous" when he returned.

"One car was on fire and the paramedics, ambulance, police - there must have been 20 or 30 people treating the guys in the accident," he said.

"The car on fire was in the main road on the opposite side, one of the cars has come through our fence onto our property."

Debris and small parts of vehicles were visible on the same side of the road following the three-car crash

The road was cleared and reopened on Thursday morning, but the aftermath of the collision could clearly be seen.

Debris and small parts of vehicles were visible on the same side of the road as the now-closed Downing Arms Inn.

The collision happened in a 40mph zone just before the road changes to 60mph as you leave the village.

A wooden fence of a nearby property was damaged as well as nearby trees and bushes.

Additional reporting by Antonia Matthews