A40 closed near Monmouth as man left in life-threatening condition in crash
A40 closed near Monmouth as man left in life-threatening condition in crash
Multiple emergency services, including the Wales Air Ambulance, were called to the scene of the collision on the A40 near Monmouth
The A40 was closed in both directions following the collision involving a motorcycle on Friday
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A man in his 50s has been taken to hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries" following a collision that has left a major road closed for a number of hours. Gwent Police were called to the scene of a collision involving a motorcycle on the A40 near Monmouth at around 11.25am on Friday, May 9.
Multiple emergency services attended the incident, including officers from Gwent Police as well as personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Welsh Air Ambulance. The road remains closed in both directions for and there has been heavy traffic in the area. Follow our live updates here.
Traffic monitoring system Inrix reported the crash occurred on the A40 eastbound between the A449 (Raglan Interchange) and B4293 (Gibraltar Tunnels). The road is closed between these two points.
The A40 westbound is closed from B4293 (Gibraltar Tunnels) to Mitchel Troy while emergency services respond to the collision on the other carriageway.
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We received a report of a road traffic collision, involving a motorcycle, on the A40 at around 11.25am on Friday, May 9.
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"Officers attended along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Welsh Air Ambulance.
"The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, has been taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries."
The Welsh Air Ambulance have been contacted for a statement.
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