Police closed a large section of the A449 this morning following a collision during the early hours of this morning.

The northbound carriageway was closed between the Coldra roundabout, in Newport, up to the junction with Usk until around 6am.

Gwent Police confirmed it sent officers to the scene and released the following statement.

“We received a report of a road traffic collision on the A449 at around 2.20am on Monday, March 31.”

“Officers attended, alongside paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service.”

“A man was taken to hospital for treatment. The collision involved two cars and a lorry.”