Appeal for witnesses following serious collision on A4042

Officers are investigating a serious road traffic collision on A4042, Llanover to Pencroesoped, which took place at around 12pm on Thursday, December 24.

The collision involved a cyclist and a Ford Fiesta.

The cyclist, a 60-year-old man from Monmouthshire, was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are described as serious but are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

A 58-year-old man from Abergavenny has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and failing to stop after a road accident. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Officers are continuing to investigate and anyone who may have witnessed the collision, who has not yet spoken with officers, is asked to come forward.

Anyone with any dash-cam footage of the area at the time of the collision or who has any information which could assist enquiries, is asked to get in contact by calling us on 101 or by sending us a direct message via Facebook or Twitter, quoting reference 2000463450.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.