Posted: Wed 18th Jul 2018

Seriously injured quad bike rider airlifted to hospital following crash on Flintshire road

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jul 18th, 2018

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a car and quad bike collided on the A5151 near Trelawnyd on Tuesday afternoon. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The rider of the quad bike was taken to hospital in Stoke by air ambulance with serious injuries, they are not thought to be life-threatening. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Shortly before 3.30pm police say they were informed of a collision on the A5151 near Trelawnyd involving a silver-coloured Ford Mondeo and a quad bike. The driver of the Ford Mondeo was uninjured. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Temporary Sergeant Anja Macleod said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We are appealing to anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or to anybody who may have seen either vehicle being driven prior to the collision to contact us.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The road was closed whilst officers from the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit carried out initial enquiries and re-opened shortly after 8pm.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Anybody with information is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit via the live web chat quoting reference number W099136. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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