Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in collision with car | Wales Online
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Officers remain at the scene while investigations into the collision continue
A stretch of Usk Road remains closed following the crash (Image: Google)
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision on a rural road between two Monmouthshire villages.
Emergency services were called to a crash between a car and a motorbike on Usk Road at around 1.50pm on Wednesday afternoon. The collision happened between Llangwm and Shirenewton.
A stretch of Usk Road remains closed on Wednesday afternoon to allow accident investigation work to take place. Officers from Gwent Police attended the incident alongside the Welsh Ambulance Service.
A police spokeswoman later confirmed the motorcyclist was taken to hospital. His injuries are believed to be serious.
Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area. Gwent Police said diversions are in place which may cause congestion.
A police statement read: “We received a report of a road traffic collision on Usk Road, between Llangwm and Shirenewton at around 1.50pm on Wednesday, April 8. Officers attended alongside the Welsh Ambulance Service; the collision involved a car and a motorbike. The motorcyclist has been taken to hospital; his injuries are believed to be serious.”
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