Multi-agency effort rescues four after vehicle overturns at Claerwen Reservoir
Four people were rescued, with one airlifted to hospital, after a car overturned close to an Elan Valley reservoir sparking a multi-agency response.
Multiple fire crews and emergency services were called to the scene on Thursday, January 2 after a car crashed near the Claerwen Reservoir.
Five different fire crews responded as part of a multi-agency response also including the police, mountain rescue teams, and a coastguard helicopter. The vehicle was found close to the water’s edge.
A Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 3.54pm on Thursday, January 2, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Rhayader, Llandrindod Wells, Llanidloes, Welshpool and Aberystwyth Fire Stations responded to an incident at the Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Rhayader.
“Crews responded to a road traffic collision involving one private motor vehicle and four casualties.
