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Third man dies after crash that killed Ryan Gibbons and Rhys Jones

News | | Published: 14:46, Tuesday November 10th, 2015.
Last updated: 10:01, Wednesday November 11th, 2015

TRAGIC: Ryan Gibbons (left) and Rhys Jones died in the crash
TRAGIC: Ryan Gibbons (left) and Rhys Jones died in the crash

A third man has died after a car crash that killed two best friends from Bargoed.

The 18-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, had been in a critical condition at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff since the crash in Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil, on October 11.

Rhys Jones, 18, and Ryan Gibbons, 20, died when a car they were travelling in crashed into a telegraph pole.

A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on police bail.

 

 

 

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