Posted: Sun 2nd Aug 2020

Updated: Main road through Shotton back open following earlier crash – police arrest driver

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Aug 2nd, 2020

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Update: Police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man “on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen of breath.”  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The road is now back open.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

More where: https://www.deeside.com/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dangerous-driving-following-crash-in-shotton-this-morning/ ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Earlier report: North Wales Police have closed Chester Road West in Shotton following a collision. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

 The closure is in place on Chester Road West, Shotton, between King George Street and Ryeland Street. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Officers are carrying out investigation work along the road near Iceland Foods following the crash which is understood to have happened just after 7.15am.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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A badly damaged A BMW 3 series has collided with barriers on both sites of the road causing a massive amount of damage.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A police update on social media states: “Closure currently in place due to an ongoing police investigation. Please avoid the area and use alternative routes wherever possible.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A traffic report for the area states: “Road closed due to accident on B5129 Chester Road West both ways from King George Street to Ryeland Street.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Another person near the scene told us the driver made of from the collision ‘but has since been detained’, police have not confirmed this.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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[A wheel from the car can be seen outside the Clwyd Hotel, around 50 -60 metres from where the car ended up]  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Top photo: Dean Moloney ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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