Two teenagers were killed in a crash before mass riots broke out in Cardiff last night, with a police boss warning about the consequences of rumours when they are powered by social media. Huge crowds of rioters battled with police in the early hours of Tuesday morning with cars torched and objects hurled at officers which have been left injured.
Alun Michael, the Police and Crime Commissioner in South Wales, said a fatal road accident appeared to have “sparked” the mass unrest, reports the Mirror. It's believed that misinformation was spread suggesting a police chase had led to the deaths.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “My understanding is that there was a road traffic accident involving two teenagers on an off-road bike or scooter and sadly, they died. That’s an incident obviously that is being investigated in its own right.
