Police close road near busy roundabout after incident
Police closed a road in Bridgend in the early hours of Friday morning after an incident. It happened around 5.25am on the A473 Pencoed roundabout towards Llanharan.
The road was closed in both directions between the roundabout and the road to Llanharan, and officers warned it would be closed for "some time".
They advised motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
Traffic monitoring service Inrix has since reported the accident was cleared by 6.13am.
South Wales Police has been contacted for comment on the nature of the incident.
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