The wrecked Brecon MRT vehicle

Mountain rescuers had a lucky escape after one of their vehicles was wrecked in a crash while on a callout.

This is all that remains of the communications vehicle that was vital in coordinating rescues across south and mid-Wales.

The specialist mobile command vehicle for the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team was involved in a three-vehicle collision last weekend during a call out near Builth Wells.

Incredibly the two team members in the vehicle escaped with minor injuries. Other team members treated casualties on the scene until ambulances arrived.

Nigel Dawson, team leader of Brecon MRT, said: “What is most important is that our two team members escaped serious injury. We attend around 100 call outs every year and this vehicle was also central to many other rescues across South and Mid Wales.

“Our fundraising team, who already raise all the money for our day to day operating costs, are about to launch a campaign for a new mobile HQ.

“Until then we have been generously loaned a communications vehicle so that we can continue providing the cover that the public has come to expect.”