Van plunges 200m down mountainside after lorry crash

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An air ambulance leaving the scene of the crashImage source, Welshpool Fire Station
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A man was airlifted to hospital with a head injury

One person has been injured after a van plunged 200m down a mountainside following a crash with a lorry.

The incident happened on the B4391 between Bala, Gwynedd, and Llangynog, Powys, just after 08:40 BST on Thursday.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue service are attending, along with Dyfed-Powys Police and the Welsh Ambulance service.

Officers said the road will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said a man had been airlifted to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with a head injury, but is in a stable condition.

Image source, Welshpool Fire Station