An MP said she is “deeply saddened” after hearing a young man has been killed in the serious crash in Gwynedd last night.
The incident at around 10pm on the A499 near Y Ffôr saw four ambulances race to the scene along with the Wales Air Ambulance and the Coastguard helicopter.
The ambulance service has confirmed people were airlifted to Stoke University Hospital where there is a specialist trauma unit. A third casualty was taken to hospital by road ambulance.
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts has now posted that a young man sadly died in the collision. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox
She said: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of a young man in a road accident near Y Ffôr, Pwllheli last night. My heart goes out to his family and his friends.
“I am also thinking of those who were injured in this incident. I also thank the emergency services for their response in challenging circumstances.”
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called yesterday (28 March) at approximately 10:14pm, to reports of a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on the A499, near Pwllheli.
“We sent four emergency ambulances, one Cymru High Acuity Response Unit, one operations manager and one response manager to the scene.
“Advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopter.
“Additional support was provided a search and rescue helicopter and pre-hospital immediate care specialists.
“Two patients were conveyed by air and one patient was conveyed by road to hospital for further treatment.”
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