A 66-year-old man has died following a crash in Caerphilly borough. The incident, which involved a car and a pedestrian, happened at around 5.15pm on Tuesday on the road coming off Ty Du Road in Nelson.
Police attended along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service, Welsh Air Ambulance, and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Paramedics at the scene confirmed that the 66-year-old pedestrian died at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from specialist officers.
The collision involved a red Peugeot 207 and a black Kia Ceed.
A 25-year-old man from the Caerphilly area and a 25-year-old from the Rumney area have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. They remain in police custody at this time.
Gwent Police is now appealing for information that may assist with the investigation. A spokesman for the force said: "We’re appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision on the road coming off Ty Du Road, towards Whitebeam Court Industrial Estate, Nelson, at around 5.15pm on Tuesday, April 18.
"Officers attended, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service, Welsh Air Ambulance, and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service following a collision between a car and a pedestrian. Paramedics confirmed that the pedestrian, a 66-year-old man, from the Nelson area, had died at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from specialist officers.
"We’re asking for any motorists with dashcam footage that were in the area between 4.30pm and 5.30pm to contact us. You can call us on 101 or send us a direct message on Facebook or Twitter, quoting log reference 2300124293, with any details. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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