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A483 coach crash: Police investigate after car driver dies | A483 coach crash: Police investigate after car driver dies |
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Investigations are continuing after a driver died when a car collided with a coach on the A483 in Carmarthenshire. | |
Fifteen people were injured when the coach taking students from Coleg Sir Gar's Ammanford campus to Llanelli when it crashed near the Pont Abraham roundabout around 16:20 GMT. | Fifteen people were injured when the coach taking students from Coleg Sir Gar's Ammanford campus to Llanelli when it crashed near the Pont Abraham roundabout around 16:20 GMT. |
The 52-seater coach came off the road but remained upright on a verge. | The 52-seater coach came off the road but remained upright on a verge. |
The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses. | The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses. |
Ambulance staff said the bus casualties suffered minor injuries. | Ambulance staff said the bus casualties suffered minor injuries. |
They were taken to the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen and Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli for treatment. | They were taken to the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen and Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli for treatment. |
The college said no students had suffered life-threatening injuries and the majority had suffered only minor injuries. | The college said no students had suffered life-threatening injuries and the majority had suffered only minor injuries. |
It said it had contacted all parents and that senior college staff met parents at both hospitals. | It said it had contacted all parents and that senior college staff met parents at both hospitals. |
The college said it planned to make full support services available to students at its Ammanford campus on Wednesday. | The college said it planned to make full support services available to students at its Ammanford campus on Wednesday. |
"The college wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family of the car driver who was killed in the accident," said a spokesperson. | "The college wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family of the car driver who was killed in the accident," said a spokesperson. |
The A483 from Pont Abraham roundabout towards Ammanford reopened in the early hours of Wednesday. | The A483 from Pont Abraham roundabout towards Ammanford reopened in the early hours of Wednesday. |
Witnesses should call Dyfed-Powys Police on 101. It has also released an emergency contact number - 07760762608. | Witnesses should call Dyfed-Powys Police on 101. It has also released an emergency contact number - 07760762608. |
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