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John Cooper

Olympic gold medallist among injured in Swansea double decker bus crash

An American Olympic gold medallist was among eight people injured when a double-decker bus bound for Swansea University crashed into a railway bridge.

Kevin Young, who remains the 400m hurdles world record holder after his victory in the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona, suffered a head wound and two broken ribs in the crash in Swansea on Thursday, December 12.

The 53-year-old posted pictures of his injuries on Twitter hours after the incident in Neath Road, which happened just before 9.40am.

He captioned his images: "Tough day trying to get to class, 2 broken ribs and head trauma."

The hurdler, whose time of 46.78s at the 1992 Olympics has still not been beaten, is currently studying for a Masters degree in sports ethics and integrity at Swansea University.

His course is part of the EU's Erasmus Mundus scheme, in which he and seven other Olympians are learning about illegal betting, child protection and anti-doping at five partner universities across Europe.

The scene of the bus crash:

Eight people were injured in the crash on Thursday morning.

One woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff , where she remains in a critical condition.

Five people were taken to Swansea's Morriston Hospital - one with serious head injuries and another with serious chest and facial injuries, while three men suffered less serious fracture injuries.

All five have now been discharged, the Swansea Bay University Health Board has confirmed.

Two other people were seriously hurt but have also been discharged from Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
 


A 63-year-old man was arrested and released under investigation after the crash, and the bus company, First Cymru, said a full investigation had been launched.

On Friday, South Wales Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision on Neath Road, Swansea, at about 9.40am yesterday where a double decker bus collided with a bridge.

"A number of people were injured in the incident including a woman who was airlifted to University Hospital of Wales where she remains in a critical condition.

"A 63-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released under investigation. We would like to thank the public for their patience while the road was closed. Anyone who witnessed the collision or who was in the area and has dashcam footage can contact 101, quoting occurrence 1900456484." 

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