Three in hospital after crash on main road
Three people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash involving a car and a pick-up truck which closed a main road for nine hours. The collision happened on the A40 between Brecon[1] and Bwlch at around 1pm on Thursday afternoon. Road closures were put in place at Bwlch and at the roundabout for the A40 and the A470, with roads reopening shortly before 10pm.
Police officers, fire crews, paramedics and Wales Air Ambulance crews were all called to the scene. Three people were taken to hospital in total, including one male who was airlifted to hospital with what police have described as “life-threatening injuries”. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here[2].
A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 1.09pm on Thursday (September 14), the Brecon crew was called to an incident along the A40 between Bwlch and Brecon. Crews responded to a road traffic collision involving two private motor vehicles. Two casualties were out of their vehicles prior to the arrival of crew members, while one casualty was medically trapped. Crew members worked simultaneously and utilised e-hydraulic and hydraulic cutting equipment and small gear to implement an emergency extrication plan. When released, the casualty was then treated by the on-scene Wales Air Ambulance crew, who transported the casualty to hospital. Crews left the scene at 2.31pm.”
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information about the crash and is calling on anyone who witnessed it to come contact them. A force spokeswoman said: “Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision, which occurred on Thursday, September 14 at around 1pm on the A40 between Brecon and Bwlch, close to the junction of Talybont on Usk. The incident involved a Black Nissan Note and a silver Ford ranger and resulted in three casualties, including one male who sustained life threatening injuries. If anyone has any information on this incident or may have been travelling along the A40 at the relevant time, please contact Dyfed-Powys Police on 101 number, quoting reference Dpp-20230914-164.”
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