{"id":158879,"date":"2026-05-23T07:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/man-killed-in-crash-involving-historic-car\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T07:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:50:24","slug":"man-killed-in-crash-involving-historic-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/man-killed-in-crash-involving-historic-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in crash involving historic car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_f16c80\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are appealing for witnesses to the single-vehicle crash which involved a distinctive vehicle<\/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=\"33999606\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Unclassified road \" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33999606.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-05-23-071907.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33999606.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Screenshot-2026-05-23-071907.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33999606.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Screenshot-2026-05-23-071907.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33999606.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-05-23-071907.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The crash happened shortly after midnight \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The crash happened shortly after midnight <cite aria-label=\"Image: Google Maps\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Google Maps)<\/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 man has died following a fatal car crash shortly after midnight on Saturday, May 23. North Wales Police is appealing for witnesses as it investigates the single-vehicle collision that happened on an unclassified road between the B5105 and Melin-Y-Wig, Corwen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The collision involved a 1992 registered Yellow Ford Escort, described as a rally-type vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, a 70-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lead investigating officer, Sergeant Emma Birrell from the Road Crime team, said: &#8220;I offer my deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;This is now sadly being investigated as a fatal road traffic collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We are urging anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or anybody who may have been travelling or walking in the vicinity and who may have mobile or dashcam footage to contact officers at the Roads Crime Unit via the live webchat on the website, or by calling 101, quoting reference number O078902.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><u>our WhatsApp community here<\/u><\/a>. 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