A riot broke out in Cardiff on Monday night at the scene of an earlier vehicle crash.

Videos shared on social media showed a large crowd of people gathered around a fire on a road in Ely, while riot police faced the crowd in an attempt to control a “large scale disorder”.

Objects were reportedly thrown at police, and the windscreen of at least one service vehicle was smashed.

At least six police vans were called to the scene, while officials urged people to avoid the area.

People were gathering items of rubbish and furniture, including chairs and sofas, to add to a fire in the middle of the road, Wales Online reported.

They were also pushing breeze blocks off garden walls and carrying them into the road, according to the website.

Fireworks were reportedly set off, while police with dogs attempted to move the crowd back.

A serious road crash was reported on Snowden Road shortly after 6pm, police said.