Pals share tragic video of Darcy Ross, 21, dancing to pay tribute to friend found dead with 2 others in Newport crash
FRIENDS of Darcy Ross have paid a moving tribute to their pal after she died in a tragic car crash along with two others.
Police today discovered three bodies after Rafel Jeanne-Actie, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin vanished on Friday night.
Darcy, Eve and Rafel died in the horror crash after being named by loved ones while Sophie and Shane are seriously injured in hospital.
They had not been seen since the early hours of Saturday morning in Llanederyn, Cardiff.
Tributes poured in for Darcy with pals sharing a video of her following news of the crash.
With her hand in the air, Darcy can be seen singing along to music while enjoying a night out in a club with her friends.
She then points to the camera as she continues to dance and have fun with smiling pals.
One person commented: “Aww beautiful girl taken way to soon, life’s so cruel.”
But after a desperate search, Gwent Police this morning confirmed a car had been found, with three of the five occupants tragically killed.
One of the victims, Rafel is son of former Cardiff and QPR footballer Leon Jeanne.
He is being remembered as “lovely and kind” lad who “would do anything for his friends”.
One tribute on Facebook read: “I can’t get over it. I am gutted for your family. You will always be remembered.”
And Darcy had posted photos of her and Rafel partying that night.
The pic shows the pair smiling, with Rafel’s arm around Darcy.
It’s thought she posted the photo to her Snapchat story on the night they went missing.
A friend paid tribute to her saying: “I love you for ever my Darcy doll.
“My heart is absolutely broke to pieces. I will cherish our friendship for life.
Meanwhile, “beautiful and bubbly” Eve starred in TV documentary after her sister was killed in car smash eight years ago.
One pal wrote: “Gutted and shocked to wake up to the news that Eve Smith and two others have passed away.
“Such a kind hearted strong woman, it don’t seem real, such a young age. So, so, so sad. Taken way too soon. RIP Eve.”
It comes as…
- Three pals were found dead in a crashed car after five people vanished while on a night out in Newport
- Eve Smith, 21, was confirmed dead by her family, who had tragically lost her sister in a crash eight years ago
- Two pals were pictured beaming on the night out before the tragedy
- The mum of Sophie Russon claimed cops told her to stop calling
- She has now revealed her agony at desperately searching for her daughter while she lay critically injured
- Haunting CCTV was shared by friends of the car before it vanished in the early hours of Saturday
- Police are now probing just what happened in the hours before the crash
The VW Tiguan they were travelling in was recovered just after midnight on Monday March 6.
Haunting CCTV showed the white car the group had been travelling in before it was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
The snaps, shared by the young people’s families during the search, show the white car carrying the friends.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and enquiries are ongoing.
It comes after Sophie’s mum told how she drove past where her missing daughter lay trapped for 48 hours alongside three of her dead friends.
Mum-of-three Anna Certowicz said: “I drove past her three times, she was 20 yards away lying there scared next to her friends who were dead.
“But I didn’t see her because of the trees and there was a dip – it’s a busy road, thousands of people must have gone past.”