{"id":612435,"date":"2025-12-04T21:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/612435\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:32:36","slug":"pedestrian-killed-in-crash-and-driver-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/612435\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian killed in crash and driver arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2_ljr_041225_crashJPG.jpg\" alt=\"A road with a path and trees either side\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The A494 in Llanfor, near Bala(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">A pedestrian has died following a crash on a main road. The incident happened shortly after 11.40pm on Wednesday, December 3, on the A494 in Llanfor, near Bala. North Wales Police officers attended after receiving a report that a man had <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\/>been struck whilst walking<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">The pedestrian, a 43-year-old man, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. For the biggest stories in Wales first, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=aa0abd38-0db5-4492-99f3-e73baecff682&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Gibson, said: \u201cI share my deepest condolences with the man\u2019s family at this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">\u201cI am appealing to anyone who was driving along the A494 on Wednesday, December 3, between the hours of 11pm and 12am, and who may have relevant dashcam footage, to come forward as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">\u201cAny information, no matter how small, could be vital to the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Anyone with information is urged to contact North Wales Police via the website or by calling 101, quoting incident number 25000989380.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. 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