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| Motorcyclists killed on same road | |
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| Two motorcyclists have been killed within hours of each other in accidents on the same road near Welshpool, Powys. | Two motorcyclists have been killed within hours of each other in accidents on the same road near Welshpool, Powys. |
| The first died after a collision with a truck on the A458 west of Welshpool at around 1550 BST on Sunday. | The first died after a collision with a truck on the A458 west of Welshpool at around 1550 BST on Sunday. |
| Three hours later at 1900 BST on Easter Sunday, a 46-year-old rider from Newport died in a collision with a car at Cefn Bridge, east of the town. | |
| Witnesses to this crash are asked to contact PC Waring at Newtown police station on 0845 3302000. | |
| In a separate incident on Sunday, police said several people had been injured in an accident at an off-road centre at Cwm Derw farm near Rhayader on Sunday. | |
| Police said a Land Rover carrying four men and a child overturned. One casualty suffered a broken leg while the others escaped with cuts and bruises, they said. | Police said a Land Rover carrying four men and a child overturned. One casualty suffered a broken leg while the others escaped with cuts and bruises, they said. |
| Air ambulance | Air ambulance |
| The force said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed because the incident occurred at an off-road centre. | The force said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed because the incident occurred at an off-road centre. |
| A Welsh Ambulance spokesman said one patient was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Hereford. The helicopter later returned to the scene to transport another patient to hospital. | A Welsh Ambulance spokesman said one patient was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Hereford. The helicopter later returned to the scene to transport another patient to hospital. |
| An RAF rescue helicopter from Valley on Anglesey transported three more patients to Shrewsbury hospital. | An RAF rescue helicopter from Valley on Anglesey transported three more patients to Shrewsbury hospital. |
| "Two of them have back injuries, one has with leg injuries as well," added the spokesman. | "Two of them have back injuries, one has with leg injuries as well," added the spokesman. |