Police launch appeal for information following fatal collision in Dolwyddelan

A woman has died and another three individuals have been seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision near Dolwyddelan earlier this afternoon (Thursday, 19th May).

At 16:45 North Wales Police received a report of a collision on the A470 between Betws-y-Coed and Dolwyddelan involving a cream-coloured Renault Captur and a beige coloured Daimler vintage car.

Sadly, the female passenger from the Daimler, and who is aged in her 60’s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of the Daimler and the front seat passenger from the Renault have been airlifted to hospital in Stoke by the Air Ambulance. The driver of the Renault has been taken to hospital in Stoke by land ambulance. All three have serious, life-threatening injuries.

The road remains closed whilst colleagues from the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit carry out their preliminary investigation.

Sergeant Jason Diamond of the Roads Policing Unit is appealing for witnesses. He said: “Sadly this is now being investigated as a fatal road traffic collision and our thoughts remain with everyone involved.

“We believe that the Renault was travelling towards the Betws-y-Coed area with the Daimler travelling in the opposite direction towards Dolwyddelan and I am urging anybody who may have seen either vehicle being driven prior to the collision, or anybody who may have been travelling along the A470 and who may have dash cam footage to contact us immediately.

“The road remains closed and I’d like to thank the motoring public and local community for their patience and understanding.”

Anybody with information that could assist with the investigation is urged to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit via the live web chat or by calling 101, quoting incident number B071845.