The daughter of one of the men injured in a minibus crash which killed two has spoken of the "total shock" felt by friends and neighbours in their home town.

The group of eight men from Rhayader in Powys were travelling through Ypres in Belgium on the way to the Grand Prix in Spa when their bus collided with a lorry on Saturday.

Driver Edward Evans, who would have been 52 on Sunday, and Geoffrey Edwards, 53, were killed.

The group had been sightseeing

Diane Symon's father Lawton Symons, 59, was one of two passengers in the minibus to escape with minor injuries and is expected to leave hospital today, along with 42-year-old Huw Thomas and Elwyn Jones, 52.

Three other men - Danny Jones, 35, David Jones, 53 and Christopher Rees, 47 - are out of danger, Belgian police said on Sunday.

The driver of the lorry was treated for shock and released.

Ms Symons, who runs the Lamb and Flag Inn in Rhayader with her father, where the group of eight are regulars, said this was the first trip abroad for some of them.

"It was a real treat for them and they have been saving since February," she said.

"This has affected the whole town. It's such a small community and everyone knows everyone else.

"People have seen the minibus on the television and they're grateful that at least some have survived - there's total shock about the two that have died."

Traffic lights "misunderstood"

Belgian police believe the accident happened when the driver misunderstood a traffic light and turned left into an oncoming lorry.

A spokesman said: "The minibus was at crossroads at traffic lights and the story from the passengers and the driver of the lorry was that the driver must have hesitated between going left and going straight ahead.

"At the last minute he must have decided to go left and must have assumed because the lights were green to go straight ahead he could go left as well."

The group were going to Grand Prix races

The tourist group had arrived in Belgium on Thursday and had been sightseeing in Ypres, the site of an important British First World War memorial.

One of the men also had friends in the city, according to the police.

They had intended to travel on to the Grand Prix in Spa on Sunday.

The Foreign Office said consular staff were contacting the families and offering them assistance.

Inspector Adrian Evans of Dyfed Powys Police said officers were liaising with police in Belgium.

Specialist officers had been appointed to support the families of the deceased and injured, he added.