A MINUTE'S silence was observed on Thursday for four members of the same family killed in a reservoir car plunge into deep water.
A Peugeot 807 carrying five people careered off a road in mid-Wales on Wednesday after apparently being "clipped" by another car.
A 55-year-old woman at the wheel survived but saw her husband, 66, mother, 84, and two teenage foster sons killed.
The tragic accident happened at Bwlch y Gle Dam, Clywedog, Llanidloes, on the B4518, during the family's early Easter break.
The family, from Pontypridd, near Cardiff, had been holidaying together in the Machynlleth area.
A 23-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has since been released on police bail.
He was driving a Ford Mondeo which has been seized by police for examination.
Gareth Morgan, a Powys county councillor representing the Llanidloes area, spoke of the shock that people were feeling at the deaths.
He said: "A place like Llanidloes is very small and close-knit and people have been deeply saddened by the deaths. It is a great tragedy to have four people wiped out in this terrible way and for the driver to be left without her husband, mother and teenaged foster boys.
"What happened has touched everybody's hearts. It is a great, great tragedy."
The accident happened on Wednesday at around 2.30pm on a section of road above the reservoir but parallel with it.
The driver survived the plunge, raised the alarm and was treated for shock and minor injuries.
She was said to be "deeply traumatised" and was being comforted by police family liaison officers.
Four bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the car by police divers on Wednesday night.
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