Rafel Jeanne, 24, was killed in a horror crash in the St Mellons area of Cardiff, after police hunted for five missing friends who vanished on a night out on Friday

The son of former footballer Leon Jeanne was a young man who perished in a horrific accident while out on the town.

Around midnight last night, police searching for five missing companions discovered the vehicle they were riding in in Cardiff’s St Mellons neighborhood.

His dad Leon, 42, played as a winger for QPR and Cardiff City before moving around a host of other clubs and retiring in 2015.

The group of friends were last seen around 2am on Saturday morning, with the search lasting 48 hours.

Rafel, from Cardiff, was one of three named as the dead, including Eve Smith, 21, who appeared in a Sky reality TV show after her sister was killed by a drug driver, and Darcy Ross, 21.

Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were rushed to hospital with serious injuries. The friends had been pictured together in a Snapchat post on the night out before tragedy struck.

They are understood to have partied in popular bar Muffler in Newport before going to clubbing hotspot Trecco Bay in Porthcawl.

Family of those missing had shared CCTV grabs of the Volkswagen Tiguan they were travelling in on the night of the disappearance.

Gwent Police confirmed that three of those who were reported missing have been found dead.

But the force has not confirmed their identities.