Man in hospital after crash between van and motorcycle
Emergency services were called to the scene, near Lampeter, and a section of the road was shut in both directions
The A485 near Lampeter in Ceredigion
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A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle and a van. Emergency services were called to the A485 near Lampeter in Ceredigion on Monday afternoon.
A section of the road, near the border between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, was shut for more than two hours.
The collision involved a motorcycle and a van with the male riding the motorcycle taken to hospital.
The severity of any injuries sustained in the crash have not been confirmed.
A spokeswoman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: 'We were called at 2.05pm on Monday, June 23, to a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A485 near Lampeter.
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"The vehicles involved were a white Mercedes Sprinter van and a white Daytona Triumph motorcycle.
"The male rider of the motorbike was taken to hospital.
"The road was closed and reopened at 4.15pm.'
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