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| Two sought after car crash blaze | Two sought after car crash blaze |
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| Police are appealing for two men to come forward after they drove away from an accident in which a man died when his car caught on fire. | Police are appealing for two men to come forward after they drove away from an accident in which a man died when his car caught on fire. |
| Martyn Williams, a 59-year-old father-of-three from Blaina, died shortly after his car crashed with a VW Golf in Abertillery, early on Monday. | Martyn Williams, a 59-year-old father-of-three from Blaina, died shortly after his car crashed with a VW Golf in Abertillery, early on Monday. |
| The other car drove off from the scene on the A467 at the junction with Bourneville Road, Roseheyworth. | The other car drove off from the scene on the A467 at the junction with Bourneville Road, Roseheyworth. |
| Gwent Police said they "may not realise the full scale of the incident". | Gwent Police said they "may not realise the full scale of the incident". |
| Officers said that the Vauxhall Astra being driven by Mr Williams was in a collision with a purple VW Golf convertible in the early hours of Monday. | Officers said that the Vauxhall Astra being driven by Mr Williams was in a collision with a purple VW Golf convertible in the early hours of Monday. |
| The Astra subsequently caught fire and the driver died. A female passenger - believed to be Mr Williams' daughter who is in her early 20s - managed to get out of the car. | |
| Paramedics and police officers tried to save Mr Williams. | Paramedics and police officers tried to save Mr Williams. |
| Collision investigators worked through the night to identify the cause of the collision. | Collision investigators worked through the night to identify the cause of the collision. |
| Mr Williams, who played in a covers band called Magic Bus, worked as a rent collector for Blaenau Gwent Council and was well known and popular, friends said. | |
| Gwent Police Inspector Huw Watkins, of the force's Road Policing Unit said: "The men who left the scene last night will be aware that there was a significant collision. | Gwent Police Inspector Huw Watkins, of the force's Road Policing Unit said: "The men who left the scene last night will be aware that there was a significant collision. |
| "They may not realise the full scale of the incident. I am appealing for them to come forward so that we are able to hear their account, that way we can thoroughly investigate this incident." | "They may not realise the full scale of the incident. I am appealing for them to come forward so that we are able to hear their account, that way we can thoroughly investigate this incident." |
| He added: "This is a tragic incident. Our thoughts and condolences go to Mr Williams' family at this time. | He added: "This is a tragic incident. Our thoughts and condolences go to Mr Williams' family at this time. |
| "We will be doing everything in our power to identify the cause and to identify the two men who made off from the scene." | "We will be doing everything in our power to identify the cause and to identify the two men who made off from the scene." |
| Investigations into the accident continue but the road has been reopened. | Investigations into the accident continue but the road has been reopened. |