Man dies in A465 Heads of the Valleys crash
A man has died after a quadbike was found overturned on a major road. Police were called to a crash on the A465 westbound, between Rhymney, Caerphilly, and Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, at around 04:50 BST on Saturday.A quadbike was found overturned in the road and a man found next to it was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent Police said.Work was fully completed on the A465 – also known as the Heads of the Valleys road – on Friday after a £2bn upgrade that started in 2002.Police said they would like to speak to anyone who was travelling on the A465 westbound between Rhymney and Dowlais between 01:30 and 04:50 on Saturday.
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