Motorcyclist seriously injured in A5 crash

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 12:50

By MônFM Newsroom

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on the A5 in the Ogwen Valley.

Emergency services were called to a collision between a red BMW motorbike and a blue Ford Transit dropside van at just after 4.40pm on Tuesday afternoon.

The road remained closed for several hours between Llyn Ogwen and Capel Curig but has since reopened.

The biker was taken by air ambulance to a specialist trauma unit at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

An investigation into the crash is continuing and North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Sgt Leigh McCann of the Roads Policing Unit said: "We are working to establish the full circumstances of this collision and would urge anyone who witnessed the incident or was travelling along the A5 near Ogwen Valley at the time to contact us."

"I am keen to hear from anyone with dash camera footage that may have captured either vehicle at the time of, or, prior to the collision."

Anyone with information should contact the Roads Policing Unit on 101 or via the live web chat, quoting reference no. O107768.

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