A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, failing to stop, and resisting arrest after allegedly leaving the scene of a collision on the A470.

North Wales Police Gwynedd South said they received a report of a vehicle involved in a collision on the A470 in which the driver failed to stop, on Wednesday, 5 November at 7pm.

“Officers located the vehicle on the A470 near Mallwyd and by 7.24pm a 36-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, fail to stop, and for resist arrest,” a police spokesperson explained.

“He is now in police custody and is awaiting interview and evidential review.”