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The heartbroken ex-girlfriend of one of the three people who died in a crash on the outskirts of Cardiff has shared footage of their last embrace online.
Charleigh Glanville shared the video of her final hug with Rafel Jeanne, 23, with the pair exiting the very car he would be inside in a crash on the A48 last week.
She captioned the footage: 'The night before you lost your life. I will forever cherish that hug. RIP my friend'.
She also paid tribute to him, sharing a series of images and videos of the pair together.
'Never did I ever imagine I'd be saying this,' she wrote. 'Even though we had more than a friendship at one stage I’m so glad that I can say we remained friends no matter the situation and I’m so glad that after a whole year I got to see you the night before you lost your life.
'It really is true when they say the good die young. You will truly be missed.'
Mr Jeanne, Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, were found dead inside the wreckage of the VW Tiguan after a two day search by their families, friends and emergency services.
The footage showed the moment Rafel Jeanne exited the vehicle and hugged his friend for the last time
Mr Jeanne (pictured) Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, were found dead inside the wreckage of the VW Tiguan after a two day search
Eve Smith (L) and Darcy Ross (R) both 21, were found dead inside the wreckage of the VW Tiguan after a two day search by their families, friends and emergency services.
Sophie Russon, 20, was cut from the wreckage and remains seriously injured in hospital
Passengers Shane Loughlin, 32, survived the crash and remains seriously injured in hospital
The sixth passenger in the vehicle, who escaped the crash after being dropped off shortly before the car left the road, has been confirmed as Joel Lia, 27
Passengers Shane Loughlin, 32, and Sophie Russon, 20, were cut from the wreckage and remain seriously injured in hospital.
The sixth passenger in the vehicle, who escaped the crash after being dropped off shortly before the car left the road, was Joel Lia, 27.
In the footage shot on Thursday night, Mr Lia, from Cardiff, is captured stepping out of the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Mr Jeanne emerges from the rear and embraces Miss Glanville, who he allowed to drive the car.
Mr Jeanne and Mr Lia had been out for a drive that evening with Miss Glanville and another friend, Izzy Sinnott. Ms Sinnott also arranged to meet Mr Jeanne in Cardiff on Saturday night.
'I was texting him on Saturday night and when he didn’t reply I thought that’s a bit strange,' she said. ‘Then I heard from Joel and he said the same thing - that he couldn’t get hold of Rafel.
‘We were good friends, I hadn’t seen him for ages but we got together on Thursday night. It was just for a drive, we parked up in Cardiff and then dropped Charleigh off before we went for a McDonalds, me Rafel and Joel.
‘Joel took me home and asked to see me on Friday but I was going out with the girls so we arranged to meet on Saturday instead.'
Ms Sinnott added that he was was ‘funny, very popular and lovely. He was always so caring and would text or phone asking if I was alright.’
Charleigh Glanville, pictured with Rafel Jeanne, shared a poignant tribute to her ex-partner online
Charleigh Glanville wrote: 'Even though we had more than a friendship at one stage I’m so glad that I can say we remained friends no matter the situation and I’m so glad that after a whole year I got to see you the night before you lost your life'.
She shared sweet snaps of the pair together alongside a tribute on social media
Mr Jeanne was reconnecting with friends after coming out of prison a month ago, she said, but it was the first time she and Miss Glanville had met Mr Lia.
Mr Jeanne, Mr Lia and Mr Loughlin met Eve, Darcy and Sophie in a social club known as The Muffler in Newport on Friday night. They later got into the nine-year-old car and
