A bus service to a Pembrokeshire village will be reviewed following an incident that left a teenager with serious injuries, the Western Telegraph has learned.

Following a collision on the A40 last Wednesday night a petition had been set up to get a bus company to reinstate their former bus route through Trecwn.

The petition, which already has more than 230 signatures, asks that Richard Bros bus company return to their previous route.

The collision between a 16 year-old boy and a car left the teenager with serious injuries.

It is understood the boy had just got off a bus shortly before the collision.

Formerly known as the 412, the T5 bus service, operated by Richard Bros cut the number of visits to Trecwn on January 5.

Kayleigh White, who started the petition, has called for the bus service through Trecwn to be reinstated: “Get the bus service back through Trecwn, it’s just a three minute bus ride and doesn’t put countless lives at risk,” she wrote.

Former Trecwn resident Angharad Haden, added: “This is a disgrace, the people of Trecwn shouldn’t have to walk half a mile, nearly a mile to get home off a bus every day.

“It is not safe as there are no street lights. “It’s ridiculous that it has come to a point where someone has got hurt.”

This week a Welsh Government spokesman confirmed to the Western Telegraph that the arrangements for the area will be reviewed.

They said: “Peak hour journeys on the TrawsCymru T5 service continue to operate via Trecwn village.

“Outside of the peak periods, Pembrokeshire County Council provide a scheduled shuttle bus linking the bus stop on the A40 with the village.

“In light of the incident on Wednesday we will carry out an immediate review of these arrangements with Pembrokeshire County Council.”

A Pembrokeshire County Council spokesman added: “We are aware of the accident which took place near Trecwn on Wednesday evening and our thoughts are with the young man involved and his family.

“The Council understands people’s concerns regarding the changes to bus services to Trecwn which came into effect in January of this year.

“The 412 bus service from Haverfordwest to Cardigan was replaced in January with the T5 aimed at providing a faster, more efficient long distance route from Haverfordwest to Aberystwyth.

“This service is part of the Traws Cymru bus network which is a Welsh Government initiative.

“With the support received from Welsh Government for the T5 service, the Council has been able to provide a shuttle bus between the T5 bus route and Trecwn which means that the village continues to receive a daily bus service with over nine journeys a day.

“This is a substantially better bus service than those serving many other villages of similar size.

“The Council will continue to review the shuttle bus service to ensure that the service meets the needs of the residents of Trecwn.”

The petition can be found at www.change.org/p/richards-bros-reinstate-the-bus-service-through-trecwn