Police confirmed a man has in a single car crash on the A55 in the early hours of the morning and led to the road being closed for about seven hours
A man died in a crash that closed the A55 for several hours.
The incident, which occurred in the eastbound lanes at Halkyn in the early hours of Saturday morning, resulted in the major A-road being shut in the eastbound direction at the junction for Caerwys for about seven hours.
Police confirmed a man died in the single car collision. A spokesperson said: “At 00:47hrs North Wales Police received multiple reports of a single vehicle collision at junction 32 on the eastbound carriageway of the A55 involving a Ford Ranger pick-up.
“The emergency services attended, however sadly, the male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Detective Sergeant Katie Davies of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our thoughts remain with the man’s family and friends at this difficult time. They will now be supported by a specially trained Family Liaison Officer.”, reports North Wales Live.
“Our enquiries are underway, and we are urging anybody who may have witnessed the collision and who are yet to speak to us, or anybody who was travelling along the A55 near to the Halkyn area and who may have dash cam footage to contact us as soon as possible.”
A spokesperson added: “The road was closed to allow officers from the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit to carry out their initial enquiries, and the A55 re-opened at approximately 8:30am.
“Anybody with information is asked to contact North Wales Police via webchat or by calling 101, quoting reference number 25000835732.”