Young teacher dies in hospital's intensive care unit days after crash
A young Mid Wales teacher who was injured in a car crash has died, police have said.
Mared Elfyn, a teacher at Ysgol Bro Ddyfi at Machynlleth, was injured in the smash on the A487 Glandyfi straight at Derwenlas.
An ambulance and air ambulance attended and the 23-year-old was taken to Ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth, for emergency treatment.
Police today confirmed the schoolteacher, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, had died.
Officers said she was in a Seat Ibiza that was involved in a collision with a Ford Galaxy at about 10.15am on Wednesday.
A man in his 30s from the Ford Galaxy suffered minor injuries and was taken to Ysbyty Bronglais for treatment.
The schoolteacher's family have paid tribute, describing her as a "lively and gregarious character who enjoyed getting involved in all activities."
They added: "We offer unlimited gratefulness to Mared for enriching our lives to the extent to which she did. She died much too young and we will never be able to fill the void she left behind."
Her parents also expressed their heartfelt gratitude to all the staff in the Intensive Care Unit at Bronglais Hospital.
Police Inspector Dyfed Bolton said: "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with Mared's family and friends at this tragic time. We are asking anyone who witnessed the collision to contact us on 101.
"We also ask that the family's wishes are respected and they be allowed to grieve in private."
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