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A lorry driver is being sought by police following a "horrendous" crash which killed a driver and left another seriously injured.

North Wales Police are searching for the driver of a "large goods vehicle" after the two-vehicle crash on the A525 between Whitchurch and Bangor-on-Dee just before 5am on Wednesday morning (October 2).

Both vehicles caught fire, with one driver being pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police said the lorry driver had "stopped near to the scene" of the crash shortly before it happened, and later left the area.

Sergeant Jason Diamond of the Roads Policing Unit said: “We are particularly keen to speak to the driver of a large goods vehicle that we know had stopped near to the scene, on the Whitchurch side of Hollybush crossroads at approximately 4.40am.

"This vehicle then left the area and headed towards the direction of Bangor-on-Dee.

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“We are continuing to establish the circumstances of what happened, however we continue to appeal to anybody who may have been travelling along the A525 Whitchurch Road to contact us.

"If you have any information and have not yet spoken with us, we urge you to do so.

"Did you witness the collision? Or did you see either of the vehicles beforehand? Or do you have any dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident? If you have any information which you believe could help us, please get in touch.”





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Police have not released any further details about whether the driver who died was male or female, their age or where they were from.

(Image: IAN COOPER/NORTH WALES LIVE)

Following the crash, police said they were "particularly keen to hear from HGV drivers and anyone who may have had a dashcam" in the area.

The fire service said they sent two fire crews from Wrexham to the scene after two vehicles caught fire in the crash.

Witnesses described it as a "horrendous" crash, with a high number of emergency service personnel at the scene.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to call officers at the Roads Policing Unit on 101 quoting reference number X143830.

Alternatively contact the Control Room via the new live web chat here .

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