{"id":891708,"date":"2026-04-13T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/891708\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:26:16","slug":"man-in-critical-condition-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/891708\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in critical condition after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An air ambulance landed at the scene of the crash on Sunday<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A general view of a closed road\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_EGR_130426_DinasRoadjpeg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The A4058 Dinas Road in Tonypandy was shut for several hours on Sunday afternoon\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The A4058 Dinas Road in Tonypandy was shut for several hours on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man is in critical condition in hospital following a crash between a car and a motorbike on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An air ambulance was sent to the scene of the serious crash on the A4058 Dinas Road in Tonypandy, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/rhondda\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Rhondda<\/a>, on April 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police were called to the crash just after 3pm and the road was shut in both directions near Pinetree Car Superstore while emergency services dealt with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/south-wales-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">South Wales Police<\/a> asked the public to avoid the area, adding the road was expected to remain closed &#8220;for some time&#8221;. Get the latest Rhondda news first by signing up to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=634f0715-3fce-4252-94f4-beb860e09878&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman from South Wales Police issued an update on Monday afternoon. They said: &#8220;Just after 3pm on April 12 police responded to reports of a collision between a car and motorcyclist on the A4058, Tonypandy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A man in his 40s was taken to hospital in critical condition and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Wales Air Ambulance spokesman said: &#8220;I can confirm the Wales Air Ambulance helicopter attended an incident in that region on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our Dafen-based crew was allocated at 3.06pm and arrived at the scene at 3.33pm Our involvement concluded at 4.05pm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. 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