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Four hurt as Reliance prisoner van overturns in Cardiff | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Two prisoners and two guards were taken to hospital when a prison van overturned in a road crash. | |
The incident happened as the van was travelling from Pontypridd back to Cardiff Prison at around 1230 BST on Wednesday. | |
South Wales Police said the Reliance Security Group vehicle overturned on the A470 by Whitchurch Golf Club in Cardiff. | |
The casualties were treated for minor injuries and taken back to prison. | |
Firefighters helped four people from the van and dealt with a diesel spill. | Firefighters helped four people from the van and dealt with a diesel spill. |
Two prisoners and two guards, including the driver, were taken to University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. | |
A Reliance spokeswoman said: "They were taken to hospital as matter of routine and discharged with minor injuries." | |
The prisoners are now back in Cardiff Prison. | |
A police investigation has begun into the cause of the accident. | |
Officers said the prison van was not the only vehicle involved in the incident near the junction of the M4. | Officers said the prison van was not the only vehicle involved in the incident near the junction of the M4. |
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