A woman has died following a collision on the A470 in Meirionnydd this afternoon.

Police were notified of a two-vehicle collision involving a tipper van and a Welsh Ambulance Service Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service vehicle near Talrafon, between Dolgellau and Llanelltyd at 1.12pm.

Emergency services were called to the scene and three people were treated and taken to hospital.

The male driver of the ambulance vehicle was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd with serious injuries and the male driver of the tipper van was taken to Ysbyty Bronglais in Aberystwyth with a leg injury.

A woman, who was a patient in the ambulance vehicle, died on her way to the hospital.

Her family and the coroner have been informed.

The road remains closed.

Sergeant Raymond Williams of the Roads Policing Unit is appealing for anybody who may have witnessed the incident to contact North Wales Police.

He said: “We’d like to offer our sincerest sympathies to the woman’s family at this difficult time.

“Sadly this is now being investigated as a fatal road traffic collision, so we are appealing to anybody who may have information; or anybody who may have been travelling along the A470 and who may have dash cam footage, to contact us immediately.

“The A470 between Dolgellau and Llanelltyd remains closed at this time to allow colleagues to carry out their investigation, and we’d like to thank motorists for their cooperation and understanding.”

Anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have information that could assist with the investigation, is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit on 101 or via the live web chat by quoting incident number Z047820.