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| Tanker, van and car crash on A44 near Aberystwyth | Tanker, van and car crash on A44 near Aberystwyth |
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| A fuel tanker, van and a car have been involved in a serious crash on the A44 near Aberystwyth. | A fuel tanker, van and a car have been involved in a serious crash on the A44 near Aberystwyth. |
| The collision happened at about 14:55 BST between Llangurig and Ponterwyd and the road will be closed for some time, said Dyfed-Powys Police. | |
| The A44 is shut in both directions between the A4159 (Lovesgrove Roundabout, Aberystwyth) and the A570 (Llangurig). Diversions are in place. | The A44 is shut in both directions between the A4159 (Lovesgrove Roundabout, Aberystwyth) and the A570 (Llangurig). Diversions are in place. |
| The air ambulance took a girl with head injuries to hospital in Cardiff. | |
| In all, two air ambulances and five other ambulances were sent to the scene along with other emergency crews. | |
| The collision happened around 15 miles (24km) from Aberystwyth, near Eisteddfa Gurig, between the villages of Llangurig in Powys and Ponterwyd in Ceredigion. | The collision happened around 15 miles (24km) from Aberystwyth, near Eisteddfa Gurig, between the villages of Llangurig in Powys and Ponterwyd in Ceredigion. |
| 'Very bad' | |
| A Welsh Air Ambulance service statement said its Welshpool-based medics treated a female child at the scene before she was airlifted to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales. | |
| Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they were called at about 15:00 BST and sent two pumps to the scene. | Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they were called at about 15:00 BST and sent two pumps to the scene. |
| Eluned Thomas, from Eisteddfa Gurig farm, about two miles away, said she rang for the emergency services after a woman alerted her to a "very, very bad accident" just down the road. | Eluned Thomas, from Eisteddfa Gurig farm, about two miles away, said she rang for the emergency services after a woman alerted her to a "very, very bad accident" just down the road. |
| "The woman said a fuel tanker was coming up from Llangurig and a car went straight into it," she said. | "The woman said a fuel tanker was coming up from Llangurig and a car went straight into it," she said. |
| Ms Thomas told Radio Wales the A44 was a very winding road, adding: "Accidents happen all the time on this road and it's the main road from the Midlands to Aberystwyth." | Ms Thomas told Radio Wales the A44 was a very winding road, adding: "Accidents happen all the time on this road and it's the main road from the Midlands to Aberystwyth." |
| She said the woman had asked her to call emergency services because there was no mobile phone coverage in the area. | She said the woman had asked her to call emergency services because there was no mobile phone coverage in the area. |
| Initial reports said the collision had involved a tanker and a car, but police later confirmed a van was also involved. | Initial reports said the collision had involved a tanker and a car, but police later confirmed a van was also involved. |
| The A44 is one of the main roads in mid Wales and links Ceredigion with Powys. The road is closed for 21 miles (34km). | The A44 is one of the main roads in mid Wales and links Ceredigion with Powys. The road is closed for 21 miles (34km). |
| The stretch between Llangurig and Aberystwyth is around 25 miles (40km) long. | The stretch between Llangurig and Aberystwyth is around 25 miles (40km) long. |