Concerns have been raised over road safety near Ysgol Y Mynydd Du, following a collision on the A4078 in Talgarth, which left two people hospitalised.

The collision happened between a transit type van and a saloon car at the Hay Road, Talgarth junction on the 8th of October.

Dyfed-Powys Police and ambulance services were soon in attendance, and the drivers involved were removed from their overturned vehicles and received medical attention for their injuries, which were not life threatening.

Parents of children in the school were made aware of the incident. Mother of two, Clare Barrell said: "I know I'm probably not the first to mention this but the 20MPH limit in front of the school is clearly being routinely ignored.

"I spoke with headteacher Mrs Tara Morgan this morning and we discussed also how the school is not always evident to passing motorists. For example, there is no indication of a school premises other than the welcome sign just inside the entrance. Maybe some highway road signage or the old fashioned 'SCHOOL SLOW' painted on the road would serve as a reminder."

Governor for Ysgol Y Mynydd Du and Welsh Liberal Democrat Talgarth councillor William Powell agrees. He told The Brecon and Radnor Express: "Mrs Barrell and other concerned parents are 100% correct. We need to see a more engaged approach in the position of Powys County Council (PCC) Highways when it comes to signage and awareness of danger at this location.

“I was grateful earlier this year for the support of the Ysgol Y Mynydd Du Governing Body and Talgarth Town Council in rejecting the PCC proposals to raise the speed limit near school to 30MPH, with only short periods of flashing signs for 20MPH at busy periods. There is constant coming and going of young people and parents from breakfast club to lunchtime and after school activities , and an enforced 20MPH limit is appropriate.

“I shall be working with colleagues to secure better levels of signage and enforcement - and we also need to work with the Road Safety Ambassadors at Ysgol Y Mynydd Du, as well as the Dyfed-Powys Police Education team. It is a mercy that no-one was killed or severely injured on Wednesday morning, and we need to use the breathing space we have been given to secure a safer environment at our School and for our community."

Following the crash, pupils and staff made their way to school safely. Ryan Price and his colleagues at Orion Motors assisted in the scene, which saw the road closed for four and a half hours.