What we know about crash which shut Menai Suspension Bridge

Yesterday's crash on the Menai Suspension Bridge. <i>(Image: Jinar Ramona-Elena)</i>
Yesterday's crash on the Menai Suspension Bridge. (Image: Jinar Ramona-Elena)
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THE MENAI Suspension Bridge was forced to close following a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon (February 10).

The bridge was fully closed shortly after 3.20pm after a single-vehicle collision, in which a van had hit a barrier on the carriageway.

Police and North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA), an element of Traffic Wales, attended the incident.

Nobody was injured in the accident.

A North Wales Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 3.20pm yesterday, Tuesday 10 February, officers responded to a road traffic collision on the Menai Suspension Bridge.

"As a result, the bridge was closed.

"Motorists were asked to continue to use alternative routes whilst the vehicle was cleared.

"No injuries were reported.”

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