Man and child taken to hospital after crash in North Wales town
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A man and a four-year-old child were taken to hospital following a crash in Abergele yesterday (Thursday). It happened on Bridge Street and involved a Renault Captur, which struck the wall of a property.
A North Wales Police spokesperson yesterday said: "Shortly after 9am today (Thursday, 10 July) officers attended reports of a single-vehicle collision on Bridge Street, Abergele.
"The incident involved a Renault Captur, which had collided with the wall of a nearby property. A man and a four-year-old child were both taken to hospital. Their injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening."
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