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| Ten teenagers have been taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, after a crash between a minibus and a lorry. | Ten teenagers have been taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, after a crash between a minibus and a lorry. |
| The crash happened at around 10.00 GMT outside a house at Penmorfa near Tremadog, Gwynedd. | The crash happened at around 10.00 GMT outside a house at Penmorfa near Tremadog, Gwynedd. |
| Four of the 17 and 18-year-olds involved were taken to a minor injuries unit at a hospital in nearby Minffordd. | |
| Another six were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor. One of those taken to hospital is said to have suffered spinal injuries. | Another six were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor. One of those taken to hospital is said to have suffered spinal injuries. |
| A spokesman for the Wales Air Ambulance said they had been called to assist at 10.10 GMT on Friday. | |
| "I'm not sure of how the accident happened but the minibus appeared to have left the road and ended up near a house," he said. | |
| The air ambulance flew one female casualty to hospital at Bangor. | |
| Jean Edwards who lives near the scene said local people had asked for road improvements in the area for many years. | |
| "We have begged them to include the villages of Penmorfa and Tremadog in the plan for a Porthmadog by-pass, because it gets really narrow as people who live here have to park in the road," she added. |