WOMAN AND BABY KILLED IN CRASH NAMED
AWOMAN and a baby killed in a horror crash have been named. Anna Williams, 22, from Penrhyndeudraeth, and sixmonth-old Millie Wyn Ginnever, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, were killed after a car collided with a lorry on the A487, near Gellilydan, Gwynedd on Thursday, North Wales Police has confirmed.
Both were travelling in a Ford Fiesta when it collided with the truck shortly before 11:20am on Thursday morning.
The driver of the Fiesta, has been named locally as Sioned Wyn Williams, who is believed to be Anna’s sister and the mother of Millie.
She remains in hospital in Stoke where her condition is described as critical.
Specialist officers are currently working to support the families who have requested that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.
Councillor Gareth Thomas, who represents Penrhyndeudraeth on Gwynedd council, said the commu- nity is reeling after the tragedy.
“She (Anna) is from a close-knit, popular and respected Penrhyn family and everyone in the village is shocked by what has happened. The deaths of a young woman and a baby is tragic,” he said.
“I am sure the community will rally round and support the family in the difficult days ahead as they try to come to terms with what has happened.”
Tributes were posted on the Daily Post Facebook yesterday, with Margaret Pritchard writing: “RIP, little one.”
A schoolfriend said Anna, who is in her 20s, attended Ysgol Ardudwy, Harlech, and later studied art at Coleg Menai before attending Liverpool John Moores University.
She worked for a time at Spooner’s Bar and Grill at the Ffestiniog Railway station in Porthmadog.
A message on its Facebook page said it would be closed yesterday because of a bereavement.
A Ffestiniog Railway spokesman said: “She was a much-loved member of the team. Our thoughts are with her family at this time, and she’ll be missed greatly.”
The driver of the lorry from chemicals firm Brenntag was not badly injured.
Police said a dog believed to have been in the Ford Fiesta also died.
Police continue to appeal for witnesses and anybody with information is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit on 101, quoting reference number