A FAMILY dog that ran off following a horrific car crash in Port Talbot has reportedly been found safe and well.
Relatives of a mum and baby seriously injured in the collision in Baglan had been desperately searching for missing Dougal.
Now staff at the RSPCA's Llys Nini animal centre in Swansea, which supported the plea for information, has reported that Dougal is back home.
Earlier today police said the 41-year-old woman and her two-month-old baby boy were still in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
They were badly hurt in a collision with a black Mercedes on Dinas Baglan Road, near its junction with Smallwood Road, at around 2.35pm on Sunday.
It is believed the mum was walking Dougal at the time.
Yesterday family members urged anyone who had seen the black Scotland terrier to get in touch.
They put up signs with contact telephone numbers and highlighted their plight through other means, including Facebook.
A close relative, who preferred not want to be named, said yesterday: "Dougal is the family dog and he ran off when the accident happened. He ran off towards the mountain and we want to find him.
"We are trying to find him desperately. That dog is very important to us.
"The family have been out searching. We've been out there, it keeps you going. Because of what happened it is really difficult, but we cannot find him. It would be fantastic if we could."
Llys Nini had posted appeals for information on Dougal via Facebook and Twitter, which were in turn posted by more than 1,200 people.
The RSPCA centre has now said: "Good news — Dougal is home!
"Thank you to all the RSPCA Llys Nini supporters who shared this appeal on Facebook and Twitter, all the people in Baglan who looked for him and the gentleman in Smallwood Road who actually found him and fed him and contacted his people.
"He looks good and not a lot worse for his adventure. Hoping for a similar happy endings for the people involved in the accident."
Witnesses to the accident should call the Western Roads Policing Office on 01792 456999 (extension 88331), their local police station or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Relatives of a mum and baby seriously injured in the collision in Baglan had been desperately searching for missing Dougal.
Now staff at the RSPCA's Llys Nini animal centre in Swansea, which supported the plea for information, has reported that Dougal is back home.
Earlier today police said the 41-year-old woman and her two-month-old baby boy were still in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
They were badly hurt in a collision with a black Mercedes on Dinas Baglan Road, near its junction with Smallwood Road, at around 2.35pm on Sunday.
It is believed the mum was walking Dougal at the time.
Yesterday family members urged anyone who had seen the black Scotland terrier to get in touch.
They put up signs with contact telephone numbers and highlighted their plight through other means, including Facebook.
A close relative, who preferred not want to be named, said yesterday: "Dougal is the family dog and he ran off when the accident happened. He ran off towards the mountain and we want to find him.
"We are trying to find him desperately. That dog is very important to us.
"The family have been out searching. We've been out there, it keeps you going. Because of what happened it is really difficult, but we cannot find him. It would be fantastic if we could."
Llys Nini had posted appeals for information on Dougal via Facebook and Twitter, which were in turn posted by more than 1,200 people.
The RSPCA centre has now said: "Good news — Dougal is home!
"Thank you to all the RSPCA Llys Nini supporters who shared this appeal on Facebook and Twitter, all the people in Baglan who looked for him and the gentleman in Smallwood Road who actually found him and fed him and contacted his people.
"He looks good and not a lot worse for his adventure. Hoping for a similar happy endings for the people involved in the accident."
Witnesses to the accident should call the Western Roads Policing Office on 01792 456999 (extension 88331), their local police station or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
