Overview
- North Wales Police confirmed a woman in her 40s died at the scene after a collision involving a car and an HGV near J17 Conwy Morfa around midday on Thursday.
- Three other occupants of the car sustained serious injuries; two were airlifted to specialist hospitals in Stoke and Aintree and a third was taken to Aintree by road.
- Welsh Ambulance Service dispatched multiple crews and high-acuity responders, with EMRTS critical-care teams in Wales Air Ambulance helicopters transferring patients to hospital.
- The A55 Conwy Tunnel was closed in both directions for hours before a controlled, partial reopening began around 5:30pm, and the HGV driver is assisting police enquiries.
- Separate incidents compounded nationwide delays, including an M4 westbound closure between J18–J19 for a lorry fire carrying paper, an M5 southbound closure J28–J29 due to flooding after a crash, a vehicle fire at M25 J22, and multi-vehicle disruption on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct and M62 J29 slip.