CCTV shows silver Ford Fiesta carrying the four teenagers killed in horror car crash driving through North Wales just half an hour before they were last heard of alive

• Harvey Owen, Jevon Hirst, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris, 18, died in the crash
• Boys were driving in North Wales on Sunday and were found dead on Tuesday 

Two CCTV images of the Ford Fiesta being driven by the group of four teenagers just minutes before they died in a car crash in Snowdonia have emerged today.

The pictures show the car carrying Harvey Owen, 17, Jevon Hirst, 16, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, being driven through Harlech in North Wales on Sunday morning towards the mountains.

Just minutes later about eight miles away, their silver hatchback is thought to have veered off the A4085 in wet and windy conditions in Garreg before overturning. The last time the group are thought to have used their phones was at about midday. 

The boys were reported missing to police on Monday afternoon and their bodies were found the next day inside the vehicle which was partially submerged in water.

The CCTV footage, published by The Sun today, was filmed at about 11.30am on a camera belonging to a business – and was taken before the boys were seen buying pasta and coal from a Premier Foods store in nearby Harlech for their camping trip.

A CCTV image of the Ford Fiesta carrying the four boys being driven in North Wales on Sunday 

Jevon Hirst (left) and Harvey Owen (right) were among the two boys who died in North Wales

Wilf Fitchett (left) and Hugo Morris (right) also died in the tragedy when their car left the road

A major search had been launched for the A-level students after they failed to return home to Shropshire from an overnight camping trip to the Snowdonia area. 

Police have said searches of the area where the car was found, including the use of underwater specialists, were continuing and the road would remain closed.

Crystal Owen, Harvey’s mother, described herself as being ‘in a nightmare I wish I could wake up from but I’m not’.

She added: ‘I just wanted to say I do appreciate people’s kindness but no amount of messages is going to help me overcome this. Nothing will make this nightmare go away.’

North Wales Police said the bodies were found inside the car which left the A4085 at Garreg 

Police continue to survey the site of the crash that claimed the lives of the four teenagers

Police at the crash site on the A4085. The ditch the car fell into is at the bottom of the image

Staff at the Dough and Oil restaurant where Harvey worked also paid tribute. They described him as ‘easy-going, warm, funny, gentle, bright, hardworking and humble’.

Maddi Corfield, the girlfriend of Wilf, posted a tribute online, writing: ‘I love you so much, I’m going to miss you forever.

‘The sweetest and most loving boy I’ve ever known. I hope you know how much I love you, gorgeous. Thank you for all the time you’ve spent with me… thank you for loving me endlessly. I promise I’ll do the same for you, my sweet, sweet angel.’

She added: ‘I can’t imagine my world without you. I’m missing you so much already, but I am going to enjoy life the way you would’ve wanted, the way that you made me feel.’

Flowers, photos and emotional tributes left at the Garreg village war memorial for the boys

Pictures of the four teenagers are surrounded by candles at Shrewsbury Abbey on Wednesday 

Her mother, Lisa Corfield, 37, said on Facebook: ‘I am absolutely heartbroken for Maddi and all of the families involved. Wilf was such a lovely, kind lad and treated Maddi in a way only a mother could hope her daughter be treated.’

In the teenagers’ hometown of Shrewsbury several churches have been left open for prayer and reflection, while Wednesday evening’s Christmas lights switch-on was postponed by the town council.

Shrewsbury Colleges Group, where the boys were A-level students, offered ‘deepest condolences to the family and friends’ of the teenagers and said it had put in place a range of support measures to help those affected.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sent his condolences to the families, telling the Commons: ‘I know the thoughts of the whole House will be with the family and friends of the four teenagers who died in a car accident in North Wales.’

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