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Third member of family dies after crash

Family photo An older man standing in front of trees. He is wearing glasses, a coat and a scarf. Family photo
Ralph James died more than three weeks after his aunt and cousin were killed in a crash

A third member of the same family has died almost a month after a two-car crash.

Ralph James, 67, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, died on 27 November after being injured on the A4050 in Barry on 2 November.

Mr James' cousin, Beverly Pugsley, and aunt, Madeline Brooks, died at the scene after the Nissan Micra they were travelling in crashed with an Audi.

South Wales Police said a 24-year-old man, who was injured, has been released from hospital and is on police bail.

Family photos Separate photos of Madeline Elaine Brooks and Beverly Pugsley. Madeline Brooks is wearing a blue dress and a pearl necklace and earrings. She has a blue fascinator in her hair. Beverly Pugsley is wearing a black jacket and a blue scarf. They both have short blonde hair. Family photos
Madeline Elaine Brooks and Beverly Pugsley died at the scene of the crash

Mr James' family said he was "loved by all his family and the wider community who knew him".

"He always had time for people and was well known.

“Words cannot express the loss we are presently feeling as a family, to lose so many members at one time is heart-breaking.

“Ralph will forever live on in our hearts and never be forgotten,” they added.