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Police, fire and mountain rescue were called to the River Wye after reports an 18-year-old had entered the water
The A483 was closed in both directions at Glasbury at the search was carried out(Image: Google)
A body has been found in the search of a river for a missing man in mid Wales. The discovery comes after multi-agency search was launched following reports that a teenager had entered the River Wye on Tuesday evening.
Police, fire and mountain rescue were called to the River Wye at Glasbury, in Powys, after reports an 18-year-old man had entered the water before going missing. Tragically, after hours of searching police have found a man’s body.
His family has been informed and are being supported.
Police are working in the area and are expected to remain there for some time. The A483 near Glasbury was closed in both directions and a force spokesperson has asked the public to stay away as they conduct their investigation.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: “A multi-agency operation has taken place at the River Wye in Glasbury this evening, following a report that an 18-year-old male had entered the water and could not be located.
“Dyfed-Powys Police, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Mountain Rescue and the National Police Air Service have searched the area since the report was made at 6.30pm.
“Sadly, the body of a male has been located.
“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time.
“Emergency services remain in the area and ask that members of the public stay away while enquiries continue.”
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Police, fire and mountain rescue were called to the River Wye after reports an 18-year-old had entered the water
The A483 was closed in both directions at Glasbury at the search was carried out(Image: Google)
A body has been found in the search of a river for a missing man in mid Wales. The discovery comes after multi-agency search was launched following reports that a teenager had entered the River Wye on Tuesday evening.
Police, fire and mountain rescue were called to the River Wye at Glasbury, in Powys, after reports an 18-year-old man had entered the water before going missing. Tragically, after hours of searching police have found a man’s body.
His family has been informed and are being supported.
Police are working in the area and are expected to remain there for some time. The A483 near Glasbury was closed in both directions and a force spokesperson has asked the public to stay away as they conduct their investigation.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: “A multi-agency operation has taken place at the River Wye in Glasbury this evening, following a report that an 18-year-old male had entered the water and could not be located.
“Dyfed-Powys Police, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Mountain Rescue and the National Police Air Service have searched the area since the report was made at 6.30pm.
“Sadly, the body of a male has been located.
“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time.
“Emergency services remain in the area and ask that members of the public stay away while enquiries continue.”
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More trains than usual need repairs, Transport for Wales has said
Transport for Wales services between Newport and Ebbw Vale are affected (Image: Matthew Horwood)
Transport For Wales has warned of disruption to its services on a key Welsh route on Wednesday. It will cause problems for people travelling between Newport and Ebbw Vale Town.
All services will be cancelled in both directions between the two destinations. It is expected that will continue until 11.59pm.
The disruption is a result of more trains than usual needing repairs. Always keep on top of the latest Welsh news with our newsletter.
A statement reads: “Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time between Newport (South Wales) (NWP) and Ebbw Vale Town (EBB).
“Services will be cancelled in both directions between Newport (South Wales) (NWP) and Ebbw Vale Town (EBB).
“We expect the incident to last until 11.59pm July 1 and disruption to services is expected.”
It clarifies that services between Ebbw Vale Town and Maesteg are not affected.
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The Met Office has forecast the weather for Wales today.
It says: “Any morning showers clearing to leave a mainly dry and bright day, with some sunny spells.
“Perhaps some more prolonged spells of sunshine developing by late afternoon.
“Feeling warmer than Tuesday. Maximum temperature 23 °C.”
The road is currently closed in both directions and diversions are in place
The incident has taken place on the A469(Image: Google Maps)
A collision took place between a car and a bus in Bargoed on Tuesday morning. Here is what we know about the incident.
- Gwent Police says it received a report of a road traffic collision between a car and a bus at around 7.15am on the A469, between the Morrisons and fire station roundabouts, in Bargoed.
- The road is currently closed in both directions and diversions are in place.
- Firefighters from the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have also attended.
- The road closure has been handed over to the council due to a fuel spill which needs to be cleaned up.
- Police say there was no hospital attendance required for either motorist.
- WalesOnline understands the driver of the car sustained a minor injury.
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Traffic has been brought to a standstill
How it looks on the M4(Image: Traffic Wales)
A crash on the M4 is causing lengthy delays on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash has taken place on the M4 westbound at junction 25 B4596 Caerleon Road (Caerleon).
There’s queueing traffic and two lanes are closed.
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The driver was taken to hospital with injuries after the crash that left debris strewn over the road
The road closed as debris was cleared from the road
A driver has been taken to hospital after a dump truck overturned spilling rubble on to the road.
- On Monday, June 29, police received reports of a single-vehicle crash on Merlins Hill, Haverfordwest involving a truck.
- Dyfed-Powys Police said that a truck had overturned and spilled rubble on to the road. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening.
- The road was closed from around 2.50pm for nearly two hours while the truck was recovered and debris was cleared from the road.
- Traffic built upon along the busy route until the road reopened around 4.15pm.
- A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Dyfed-Powys Police received reports of a single-vehicle collision on Merlins Hill, Haverfordwest at around 2.50pm on Monday 29 June.”
- It added: “A truck was reported to have overturned and spilled rubble on to the road. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening.”
A Toyota police car was the only vehicle involved in a collision which happened during the early hours of the morning
The A483 between Camnant and Dolfor in Powys(Image: Google)
Two police officers were injured and taken to hospital after their car crashed on a rural road in the middle of the night. The collision happened on a section of the A483 in Powys during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police were called to the scene after a Toyota police car, containing two officers, was involved in the single-vehicle crash.
Both officers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Dyfed-Powys Police has confirmed. Always keep on top of the latest Welsh news with our newsletter
A spokeswoman for the force said: “We received a report of a single-vehicle collision on the A483, between Camnant and Dolfor, at around 3:30am on Sunday 28 June.
“The road was closed whilst the vehicle, a Toyota police car, was recovered.
“The Ambulance Service attended and two officers were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening, before being later released.
“The vehicle was recovered and the road re-opened at around 6:30am.”
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Traffic was brought to a standstill