Village schools on lockdown after ‘serious assault’ nearby | UK News
Armed police have descended onto a Welsh village after a ‘serious assault’ this morning.
Police were called to the incident in Moy Road, Aberfan, Merthyr, at just before 9.10am.
Nearby schools have been locked down while police have urged people to avoid the area.
South Wales Police said: ‘Emergency services are responding to [a] serious assault that took place on Moy Road, Aberfan, Merthyr just before 9.10am this morning.
‘Armed officers are in the area, and we request that people avoid the area so that we can effectively deal with this incident.’
Welsh Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called today at approximately 9:10am, to reports of an incident in Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil.
‘We sent one emergency ambulance, one air ambulance and one Cymru High Acuity Response unit to the scene where advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service.
‘We conveyed one patient by road to University Hospital Of Wales, Cardiff for further treatment.’
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