‘It’s not their fault’: calls for curbs on young drivers after fatal Welsh crash

After the death of four teens, many are asking if restrictions such as on night driving or carrying passengers could save young lives

The number of passersby who paused at the police cordon blocking the narrow, winding country road in north Wales where four teenagers died was striking.

They wanted, primarily, to express their sorrow and send messages of comfort to the relatives and friends of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett, both 17, and 18-year-old Hugo Morris. But many felt compelled also to share their family or community’s stories of losing young people in road accidents. Some were in tears as the described an agony that never goes away – and many asked if more needed to be done to reduce such tragedies.