Man, 43, dies in two-car crash on A472 near Crumlin
Archive article. Published on Sun 25 Oct, 15:05. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
A 43-year-old man has died after a collision between two cars on the A472 Hafod-yr-Ynys Road, between Crumlin and Pontypool. Gwent Police says officers were called at around 6.15pm on Saturday 24 October. The man was a passenger in a black Audi A5, which was involved in a collision with a black Volkswagen ID5. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. His family has been told and is being supported by specialist officers, and the family has asked for privacy.
How to help
Officers want to hear from anyone who saw either car before the collision, whether driving, walking or cycling, and from anyone with dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage. Call 101 or use the Gwent Police website, quoting log reference 2600348750.
Separate appeal: A48 near Chepstow
Less than three hours later, at around 9.05pm on Saturday, officers were called to a collision between a red Ford Fiesta and a blue Vauxhall Agila on the A48 at Pwllmeyric, near Chepstow. The Fiesta's occupants, an 82-year-old woman and an 85-year-old man, are in hospital with serious injuries. Anyone who was on the A48 near Pwllmeyric beforehand, or has dashcam or CCTV footage, should contact Gwent Police quoting log reference 2600348770.
Background and supporting figures
Chepstow: what was reported, and what happened next
988
crimes recorded within a mile of the centre of Chepstow
Violence and sexual offences
26% of everything recorded · up 18% last six months on the six before
- Charged or dealt with by a court4%
- Settled out of court8%
- Suspect known, no prosecution67%
- No suspect identified19%
- Passed to another body2%