Tributes paid to 'devoted family man' who died in A483 crash near Welshpool
Tributes have been paid to a 41-year-old man from Wales who died in a crash near Welshpool last weekend.
A man who died as a result of a road traffic collision on November 16 has been named by his family as Rhys Jenkins, 41, from Glynneath.
Mr Jenkins was travelling along the A483 near Welshpool with his nine-year-old son when his Toyota Yaris was involved in a collision with two other vehicles: a red BMW X3 and a blue Audi S4.
Sadly, Mr Jenkins died at the scene. His son remains in hospital recovering from his injuries.
Paying tribute to him, his family said: "Rhys was a devoted husband, father and family man and his loss is absolutely devastating for us all.
"We are thankful for the support we have received since this truly awful incident and continue to be comforted by the well wishes.
"As a family we would be grateful to now be afforded the time to grieve."
Mr Jenkins' family also requested the tribute be reproduced in Welsh: "Roedd Rhys yn ŵr, tad a dyn teulu ffyddlon ac mae ei golled yn gwbl ddinistriol i ni gyd.
"Rydym yn ddiolchgar am y gefnogaeth a gawsom ers y digwyddiad gwirioneddol ofnadwy hwn ac yn parhau i gael ein cysuro gan y dymuniadau da.
"Byddem fel teulu yn ddiolchgar i gael amser i alaru yn awr."
Two men were arrested in the aftermath of the incident and have since been charged.
Abubakr Ben Yusaf, 29, was charged with drug driving, causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, causing death whilst uninsured, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.
Umar Ben Yusaf, 33, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, causing death whilst uninsured, and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.
Both have been remanded in custody until the next court hearing on December 20.
Officers are continuing to appeal to anyone with information that could help with the investigation, including anyone who was travelling along the road at the relevant time with dashcam footage, is asked to report it to Dyfed-Powys Police, either online at: bit.ly/DPPContactOnline or by calling 101. Quote reference DP-20241216-254.
