Motorcyclist killed in road crash

Both crashes happened late on Thursday

A motorcyclist has been killed in collision with a car near Mold in Flintshire.

The motorcyclist, who is believed to be from the Wirral, was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital following the crash but was pronounced dead.

The incident happened on the A5104 near Pontblyddyn, Mold, on Thursday night.

Meanwhile, a woman suffered serious injuries in a crash between a motorcycle and a car on the A40 near Carmarthen.

The collision happened at Nantgaredig, near a property known locally as Jones Television, on Thursday shortly after 2300 BST.

It left a 45-year-old woman with serious injuries and she is in a critical condition in hospital.

Following the crash near Mold, North Wales Police said inquiries were under way to trace and notify the next of kin of the crash victim.

The driver of the car involved in the incident was said to have escaped injury. The A5104 was closed temporarily.

Police are appealing for witnesses to both accidents to contact them.