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Four teenage girls have been killed in a crash on a mountain road near Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, which has left two men in hospital with serious injuries. | Four teenage girls have been killed in a crash on a mountain road near Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, which has left two men in hospital with serious injuries. |
Two aged 15 and two aged 16, were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were from the area. | Two aged 15 and two aged 16, were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were from the area. |
They were in a Vauxhall Corsa car which went off the B4560, close to the Brecon Beacons National Park, at around 2100 GMT on Thursday. | They were in a Vauxhall Corsa car which went off the B4560, close to the Brecon Beacons National Park, at around 2100 GMT on Thursday. |
Two men were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening. | Two men were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening. |
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the Llangynidr to Beaufort road just outside the village of Garnlydan. | Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the Llangynidr to Beaufort road just outside the village of Garnlydan. |
No other vehicle was involved. The road is likely to remain closed until at least midday. | No other vehicle was involved. The road is likely to remain closed until at least midday. |
A spokesman for the Welsh ambulance service said they were alerted at about 2110 GMT. | A spokesman for the Welsh ambulance service said they were alerted at about 2110 GMT. |
"We were on the scene fairly quickly and when we got there, we discovered it was a one-vehicle road traffic collision," he said. | "We were on the scene fairly quickly and when we got there, we discovered it was a one-vehicle road traffic collision," he said. |
"The two males were walking when we got there and they were taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny." | "The two males were walking when we got there and they were taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny." |
The road goes through open sections of country as well as moorland and hills. | The road goes through open sections of country as well as moorland and hills. |
The crash is said to have happened on a high section of the road at a location that has no safety barriers. | The crash is said to have happened on a high section of the road at a location that has no safety barriers. |
Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire described it as a "difficult" and "exposed" stretch of road. | Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire described it as a "difficult" and "exposed" stretch of road. |
He said it crossed an open common and there were often animals near the roadside. | He said it crossed an open common and there were often animals near the roadside. |
"It's one of those roads that, if we do get some severe weather, it is closed early on," he said. | "It's one of those roads that, if we do get some severe weather, it is closed early on," he said. |
"With winter coming suddenly this year, perhaps people weren't ready for the difficult conditions." | "With winter coming suddenly this year, perhaps people weren't ready for the difficult conditions." |
As police were dealing with the fatal crash near Garnlydan, they were called to another about five miles away on the road between Crickhowell and Gilwern on Friday morning. | As police were dealing with the fatal crash near Garnlydan, they were called to another about five miles away on the road between Crickhowell and Gilwern on Friday morning. |
A 4x4 vehicle was recovered from the scene. The roads in the area were reported to be icy. | A 4x4 vehicle was recovered from the scene. The roads in the area were reported to be icy. |