Tenby crash: Heartbreaking family tribute to 'bubbly' baby killed when pram hit in car park
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The family of a 'smiley and bubbly' baby girl who was killed after the pram she was sitting in was struck by a car in a multi-storey car park have paid an emotional tribute to her. Little Sophia Kelemen, from Leigh, died following the collision on the ground floor of the car park in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, last Thursday (January 2). She was airlifted to hospital in Cardiff with severe brain injuries but died a day later.
Her auntie, Adriana Kelemen, sister to Sophia's dad Alex, has paid tribute to the youngster, who had just celebrated her first Christmas and was on a holiday with her family, including her mum Betty and older brother, aged five, in south Wales at the time of the incident.
"They were on a getaway in Wales with family friends. It was their last day and they had been out and then went to the supermarket," said Adriana "It happened in the car park. The pram that she [Sophia] was in was left in the worst condition. She was airlifted to hospital due to the severity of her injuries and needed treatment as soon as possible.
"They were told she had suffered a bleed on her brain and she was shortly after diagnosed with brain damage. Overnight she had to have surgery. The following day we tried to drive down to Cardiff, but by the time myself and my sister arrived she had already died.".
Adriana, who grew up in Romania and moved to the UK in 2015, said. "We had just been together at Christmas. Sophia hardly ever cried. She was so smiley and bubbly. We used to say she was so advanced for her age. She really wanted to walk, and was really excited, playful and energetic. She was the cutest and most adorable girl, who had just started babbling. It's horrible we didn't get the chance to see her grow up or make memories with her.".
