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| Teenagers hurt in minibus crash | Teenagers hurt in minibus crash |
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| Ten teenagers have been taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, after a crash between a minibus and a hay lorry. | |
| It happened at around 10.00 GMT outside a house at Penmorfa, Gwynedd. | |
| Four of the 17 and 18-year-olds involved were taken to a minor injuries unit at a hospital in nearby Minffordd. | 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. |
| One local person, who did not wish to be named, said the minibus was travelling south through the village. | |
| He said it appeared it had clipped a lorry carrying bails of hay which was travelling in the opposite direction, before veering across the road into the side of a house, causing some damage. | |
| A spokesman for the Wales Air Ambulance said they had been called to assist at 10.10 GMT on Friday. | 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. | "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. | 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. | 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. | "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. |