Head-on crash in Gwynedd leaves three people in hospital
A head-on crash that shut a Gwynedd road for hours has left three people in hospital. The incident happened on Friday afternoon on the A4244 near Deiniolen - closing the road for hours.
Three people were taken to hospital. One man was later transferred to the specialist trauma unit in Stoke with serious.
Police are appealing for witnesses and information on the incident.
A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: "Shortly before 4pm our Control Room received a report of a two-vehicle head on collision involving a Chevrolet Matiz and a Ford Transit on the A4244 between the Ty Mawr Tearooms and Beran Garage. Both the male driver and female passenger from the Chevrolet and the male driver from the Ford Transit were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor by ambulance.
"The male driver of the Chevrolet sustained serious injuries and has since been transferred to hospital in Stoke. The female passenger sustained minor injuries and was later discharged from hospital. The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries also."
PC Daniel Owen, of the Roads Crime Unit, said: 'The investigation to establish the cause of the collision is underway and I am appealing to anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have been travelling in the area around the time of the collision and who may have dash cam footage, to contact us immediately.'
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