POLICE have now named a man who died after his car was involved in a collision with a lorry on the Llanidloes bypass this morning.

19-year-old David Lloyd, from Llangurig, died at the scene of the crash on the A470 between Newtown and Llangurig at around 6.40am.

Both lanes of one of mid Wales’ busiest roads were shut while emergency services arrived on scene.

A diversion via Llanidloes town centre was set up while investigations and a clear-up operation continued.

The road remained closed until around 3pm, with heavy traffic reported as bringing Llanidloes town centre to a virtual stand-still as rush-hour commuters struggled to get to work.

Dyfed-Powys police officers, two fire crews and an ambulance crew were all called to the scene.

A Dyfed-Powys police spokeswoman added: “Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 101”