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A major slip road was shut for more than six hours after a crash involving a car and a van.

The incident took place shortly after 4am today on the eastbound A494 slip road at Garden City in Flintshire , near the site of the former Gateway to Wales Hotel.

Police and fire crews were called to the scene after the car engine burst into flames.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said they were not called to the incident, but a spokeswoman for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to a car fire on the A494 slip road at 4.15am.

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"There was a fire in the car’s engine compartment following a road traffic collision.

"There were no casualties and one appliance from Deeside attended, using a hose reel to extinguish the blaze. The crew left the scene at 5.07am."

The slip road was shut as police accident investigators worked at the scene and council workers cleared debris.

The slip road was closed for more than six hours and reopened at around 10.30am.