Man arrested as vehicle stopped after “travelling wrong side of the A55 this evening on Anglesey”

A man has been arrested after North Wales Police stopped a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the A55 on Anglesey this evening (Monday 24 August).

The force said officers who encountered the vehicle were travelling on the correct side of the road and were able to bring it safely to a stop.

The A55 was temporarily closed while officers dealt with the incident and made sure the road was safe to reopen.

Before the vehicle entered the A55, a person was knocked off a bicycle on London Road in Holyhead, North Wales Police said. They sustained injuries which are not life threatening and were taken to hospital. A number of parked vehicles were also damaged.

The force confirmed there were no collisions as a result of the vehicle travelling in the wrong direction on the A55.

The full statement this evening is below:

Officers from North Wales Police have successfully stopped a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the A55 this evening on Anglesey. Officers who encountered the vehicle were travelling on the correct side of the road and were able to safely bring it to a stop.

One man has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody while enquiries continue. The A55 was temporarily closed while officers dealt with the incident and ensured the road was safe to reopen.

Prior to the vehicle entering the A55 a person was knocked off a bicycle on London Road in Holyhead, sustaining non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. A number of parked vehicles were also damaged. We can confirm that there were no collisions as a result of the vehicle travelling in the wrong direction on the A55. Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing, and no further details are available at this time.

North Wales Police acknowledge in light of the recent events that have taken place involving Cleveland police the feelings that this incident may attract. We would like to offer our condolences to all those effected by those tragic events.

Two Cleveland Police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, died on Saturday (22 August) along with the five occupants of a car that was travelling the wrong way along the A66 in Teesside when it collided with their patrol vehicle.