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One dies after crash near tunnel One dies after crash near tunnel
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One person has died and three people were taken to hospital following an early morning road collision.One person has died and three people were taken to hospital following an early morning road collision.
The A55 was closed in both directions after a crash involving a lorry and a car near the Conwy tunnel. The A55 was closed in both directions after a lorry crashed through the central reservation into an oncoming car near the Conwy tunnel.
The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 17 and 18 at about 0145 BST. The lorry was travelling eastbound between junctions 17 and 18 when the incident happened at about 0145 BST.
Emergency services worked for hours to clear queues of traffic from the tunnel, directing lorries as they reversed out. Emergency services worked for hours to clear traffic queues from the tunnel, directing lorries as they reversed out.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Conwy, Caernarfon and Colwyn Bay were at the scene until 0520 BST. Council officers, police and three ambulances also attended. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Conwy, Caernarfon and Colwyn Bay were at the scene until 0520 BST.
Council officers, police and three ambulances also attended.
One person died and two casualties were released by the fire service and taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd with serious injuries. Another person was taken for a check-up.One person died and two casualties were released by the fire service and taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd with serious injuries. Another person was taken for a check-up.
The A55 is expected to remain closed throughout the morning. The A55 remained closed for recovery work but police said they hoped to reopen the tunnel at about 1000 BST.
Smaller vehicles were being diverted via the A547 through Conwy while larger vehicles were advised to travel through Bethesda and Betws y Coed. Light vehicles only were being diverted via the A547 through Conwy. A blockage occurred in the town when a lorry got stuck in an archway in the road.
A blockage occurred in Conwy when a lorry got stuck in an archway in the road. HGVs travelling west are advised to leave the A55 at J19, travel south on the A470 to Betws-y-Coed, then travel west on the A5 to rejoin the A55 at J11 (Llandygai). Eastbound traffic was advised to travel vice-versa.