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| One dead after crash near tunnel | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| 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 after an eastbound lorry went through the central reservation near the Conwy tunnel and ended on the other side of the road. | |
| The lorry had been travelling between junctions 17 and 18 when the incident happened at about 0145 BST. | |
| Emergency services worked for hours to clear traffic queues 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. | 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. | 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 remained closed for recovery work and police had originally said they hoped to reopen the tunnel at about 1000 BST. | |
| But it remained closed after then, causing severe traffic problems. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |