A496 lorry crash sparks delays near Blaenau Ffestiniog

A crash shut a stretch of the A496 in Gwynedd, with people urged to avoid the area, earlier today. Emergency services were at the scene. A North Wales Police statement said: "Police are dealing with a road traffic collision on the A496 Rhyd Y Sarn near Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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