{"id":702034,"date":"2026-01-17T11:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/702034\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:54:15","slug":"van-overturns-and-hits-nhs-building-on-busy-city-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/702034\/","title":{"rendered":"Van overturns and hits NHS building on busy city street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fire service is at the scene<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-17-at-095903-1.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Another angle of the overturned vehicle\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Another angle of the overturned vehicle(Image: Bryana Francis)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A van has overturned on a busy road in Cardiff. The incident has taken place on Cowbridge Road east, with the vehicle coming to a rest on the pavement near to the entrance of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/nhs\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">NHS<\/a> Digital Health and Care Wales building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The van is emblazoned with Enterprise branding, which is a rent-a-car company. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is currently at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman for the fire service told WalesOnline that a fire crew from arrived <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Cardiff<\/a> Central arrived at the scene at 9.14am. <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Never miss a Cardiff story by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=04b7baad-60af-4999-8f27-3ec3c1e7d11e&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">signing up to our daily newsletter here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-17-at-095903.jpg\" alt=\"An overturned vehicle\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A vehicle has overturned at Cowbridge Road east in Cardiff\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A vehicle has overturned at Cowbridge Road east in Cardiff(Image: Bryana Francis)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is performing a &#8220;scene safety&#8221; role, the spokesman said, adding that the incident is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Cardiff news updates<\/strong> on your phone by joining <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KLfwXOh37d73cWPw0KYD9Q\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. 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