A father has described the terrifying moment his young family were struck by a van in Cardiff.
Adam Lewis' two-year-old daughter Amelia-May was catapulted from her pram during a 30-minute hit-and-run rampage across the Welsh capital.
Luckily, she escaped with only cuts and bruises, while Mr Lewis' partner Annie Jones, 23, was left with a broken leg, fractured ankle and a puncture wound to her hip.
CCTV footage captured the moment the van targeted the young family He told Sky News: "I caught the van in my peripheral vision but it was too late, he just sped up and smashed straight into us.
"I got pushed to the side with the wing-mirror and unfortunately my partner and the baby took the brunt of it.
"(Amelia-May) ended up face down on the pavement, and my partner was there holding onto her leg, and it was broken."
Amelia-May was left with cuts, bruises and a grazed face. Ms Jones is undergoing surgery to have metal pins and rods inserted into her leg to help with the healing process.
CCTV footage taken by a shopkeeper showed the Iveco transit-style van veering across the road and targeting the couple and their child just minutes before the driver goes on to kill mother-of-three Karina Menzies, 32.
Ten others were injured in the crashes on the streets of the Welsh capital.
Ms Menzies, 32, was killed on Friday after being knocked down "We're just so relieved that we're still all OK," Mr Lewis said. "It's just so overwhelming, such as surreal situation to be put in.
"You don't expect a big white van to come and smack you off the pavement.
"Why somebody would want to do that, I'll never know.
The van went on a hit-and-run rampage across Cardiff "I'm just hoping there's not going to be any psychological effects with Amelia-May."
Detectives were last night granted a further 36 hours to question a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
Officers are also appealing for information about a mystery car seen driving on the wrong side of the road shortly before the crashes.
Reverend Jan Gould will lead a special church service later Detective Superintendent Paul Hurley said that the suspect left his vehicle and physically assaulted people between the crashes and also carried a steering wheel lock as a weapon.
According to unconfirmed reports, police are also investigating whether the driver was involved in a domestic incident before the collisions.
A special church service will be held later for the victims at the Church of the Resurrection on Grand Avenue.
Reverend Jan Gould said that while community was in shock local people would stand "shoulder to shoulder" together.
Ms Menzies' brother, Craig Menzies, told Radio 5 Live that she died trying to save the lives of her children.
Describing the moment the van careered towards them, he said: "He went through the traffic, aimed for them and then just hit them head on.
"She just screamed and threw them out of the way as much as she could. He still clipped them but she took it head-on. She saved their lives."
He told the programme it was "a waste of a life".
He added: "She was the world to me. She was my best friend. She was a lively, bubbly person. There's just so many good things you could say about her.
"We'll all be lost without her."
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