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Suspected drink driver taken to hospital after crash

News | Rhys Williams | Published: 13:01, Thursday June 18th, 2020.
Last updated: 14:52, Thursday June 18th, 2020
The damage caused to the car after the crash on Church Place
The damage caused to the car after the crash

A suspected drink driver was taken to hospital after crashing a car in Bargoed.

The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday, June 17 on Church Place.

There were two people inside the black Ford KA at the time of the crash, which was reported to police at 12.50am.

The inside of the car after the crash on Church Place
The inside of the car after the crash

The driver, a 19-year-old woman from the Merthyr Tydfil area, was taken to Prince Charles Hospital for a minor injury.

A spokesperson for Gwent Police said the driver “completed a roadside breath test and blew over the drink drive limit”, and that “further samples were taken” at hospital.

Gwent Police has said enquiries into the crash are ongoing.

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