The man who died in the Powys train crash has been named in national news reports.

According to the BBC, the man who died in the crash in Llanbrynmair on Monday evening (October 21) has been named locally as Tudor Evans.

According to the reports Mr Evans was a resident in the Aberystwyth area.

The crash which took Mr Evans life saw 15 others injured, although it is thought that none are suffering from life-threatening injuries. Four of those are thought to be serious injuries, and 11 others required hospital treatment.

Mr Evans had been travelling on the 18:31 westbound service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth when it hit another train heading from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury.

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Earlier today in the House of Commons Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner Speaking sent her "condolences to those affected by the train crash in Powys".

Multiple emergency services, including the Welsh Ambulance Service, Mid and West Wales Fire Service, Dyfed-Powys Police and the HM Coastguard.

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On the night of the crash, First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan said: “My thoughts are with all those involved in the rail incident in Powys earlier this evening.

“I would like to thank the emergency services for their response and have asked to be kept informed of any developments throughout the night.”

An investigation into the crash has been launched by the Rail Accident investigation Branch who have said it will likely be months before there is a full report into the crash.

Transport for Wales confirmed that the Llanbrynmair crash is the first fatal train collision on British railways for four years.