Man hospitalised after car flips and lands on its roof on 20mph road
A car has been pictured on its roof
A white Audi has been pictured on its roof
A man has been hospitalised with minor injuries following a crash on Thursday where a car was pictured on its roof on a 20mph road in Pontypool.
Police were called to the scene of a crash involving one vehicle on Coed-y-Gric Road in Griffithstown on July 31. A 21-year-old man was hospitalised as a result of the incident that left a white Audi on its roof. The road was closed for hours on Thursday while the vehicle was recovered.
Gwent Police has confirmed that enquiries surrounding the crash remain ongoing.
A Gwent Police spokesperson said: 'We received a call at around 6pm on Thursday, July 31, regarding a road traffic collision involving one car on Coed-y-Gric Road, Pontypool.
'A 21-year-old man from Pontypool was taken to hospital as a precaution and enquiries continue.'
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