Man dies following incident on Llan-y-Pwll link road

Police have sadly confirmed a man has died following an incident on Llan-y-Pwll link road this afternoon.

Local police said in a statement this evening, “Shortly after 3:30pm today police were called following concerns for the safety of a man who was on the bridge on the A5156 Llan-y-Pwll link road near Wrexham.

“Officers attended and the road was closed in both directions.

“Specialist police negotiators attended however the man fell from the bridge. Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Police enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and the A5156 remains closed at this time.

“Due to the nature of the incident, North Wales Police have informed the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct). The man’s next of kin and the Coroner have been informed.”