Children and lollipop lady injured after horror crash outside school

South Wales Police have described the the "major incident" near Rhoose Primary School in the Valeof Glamorgan as "very serious". Among the casualties is the school's lollipop lady, named locally as Karin Williams. Witnesses claim Karin wasploughed down by the caras she helped children cross the road minutes before school began this morning. Barry Cooksley, 77, who lives close to the school, said: "I walked past and saw the car upside down on the pavement. "It had hit the lollipop lady, Karin. She's been badly injured after someone lost control of their car. "She's been the lollipop lady for about 20 years. She lives just around the corner. She's a lovely lady. We always wave to her when we go past." Parents have flocked to the scene desperate for information about which pupils were involved in the crash. At the scene, a black Audiwas on its roof on the pavement, sandwiched between a green car and a line of trees, just yardsfrom a pelican crossing near the school.A lollipop stick lay on the ground nearby and various pieces of clothingwere strewn across the pavement. Eyewitness Glenys Watson, who works at a cafe on the same road as the school, said the scenewas "like a war zone." "I've never seen so manypolice cars," she added. She said there were reports of the car hitting a bollard and "going up inthe air" adding: "Parents heard the bang and thought it was a gun. They didn't know what happened. Michael Dimond, 71, who lives close the scene said: "I heard what I thought were sea gulls but then realised it was children screaming. "I went outside and saw Karin lying on the ground.She wasn't moving and was in the recovery position. People were treating Karin. "The ambulances turned up with spinal boards. Someone told me she been knocked over and went on top of the car." A South Wales Police spokesman said the ages of those involved are notyet known.