{"id":167786,"date":"2025-06-08T14:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167786\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:26:20","slug":"man-hit-by-car-on-major-road-in-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167786\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hit by car on major road in city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 61-year-old has been taken to hospital<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_New-cut-road_result.jpg\" alt=\"A general view of New Cut Road\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The incident closed New Cut Road in Swansea for several hours(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 61-year-old pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/south-wales-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">South Wales Police<\/a> issued notice of a road closure for New Cut Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/swansea\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Swansea<\/a> city centre just after 3am following reports a car had struck a pedestrian. The road remained closed for around three hours as paramedics were called to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The pedestrian was taken to hospital where his injuries were not deemed life-threatening or life-changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesman for South Wales Police said: &#8220;Officers were called to New Cut Road, Swansea at around 3.15am on Sunday, June 8, following a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man from Landore, has been taken to hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A road closure was put in place. 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