{"id":158725,"date":"2026-05-22T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/teenager-dies-in-caerphilly-lorry-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:20:26","slug":"teenager-dies-in-caerphilly-lorry-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/teenager-dies-in-caerphilly-lorry-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager dies in Caerphilly lorry crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_f16c80\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Investigations into the collision are ongoing<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33992694\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A468 near St Cenydd, Caerphilly\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33992694.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_EGR_220526_StCenyddJPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33992694.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_EGR_220526_StCenyddJPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33992694.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_EGR_220526_StCenyddJPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33992694.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_EGR_220526_StCenyddJPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The crash happened near the St Cenydd roundabout on the A468 in Caerphilly\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The crash happened near the St Cenydd roundabout on the A468 in Caerphilly<cite aria-label=\"Image: Google\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Google)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A teenager has died after a crash with a lorry in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/caerphilly\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Caerphilly<\/a>, police have said. Emergency services were called the crash involving a car and a lorry on the A468 between the Pontygwindy roundabout and St Cenydd roundabout late on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers attended the scene along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service at around 11.25pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite the efforts of emergency services, the driver of the car, an 18-year-old man from Caerphilly county, was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesman for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/gwent-police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Gwent Police<\/a> said the man&#8217;s family have been informed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Investigations into the crash are ongoing and anyone with information, including dashcam footage, is asked to contact the force quoting log reference 2600159044.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Gwent Police statement reads: &#8220;We received a report of road traffic collision on the A468 between the Pontygwindy roundabout and St Cenydd roundabout at around 11.25pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Officers attended along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The collision involved a car and lorry. The driver of the car \u2013 an 18-year-old man from Caerphilly county \u2013 was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;His family has been informed and specially trained officers will be allocated to support them throughout the investigation.<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information, including dashcam or CCTV footage, is asked to contact us quoting log reference 2600159044. 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