Man suffers life-changing injuries in crash that closed road for more than eight hours
Man suffers life-changing injuries in crash that closed road for more than eight hours
Police are investigating following the single-vehicle crash
Police and ambulance services were called to the scene
A man is in hospital with life-changing injuries following a serious collision in the Morriston area of Swansea on Wednesday.
Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene of a crash involving one vehicle by the roundabout for Martin Street and Neath Road at 9.30pm. A witness claimed a vehicle had crashed into the railings outside the Monkey Tree Bar and Grill.
Police confirmed shortly after the collision that Martin Street and Neath Road would be closed for a considerable amount of time. They reopened the road at 6am on Thursday.
A man was treated by paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service before being transported to Morriston Hospital where he remains at this time.
Police say that an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "South Wales Police was called at 9.30pm on Wednesday, June 4, to a one-car collision on the A4067 Neath Road, Morriston.
"A man was taken to Morriston Hospital with what are described as life-changing injuries. Investigations are ongoing."
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