Witness appeal after Crumlin collision

Officers attended a road traffic collision on the A472 between Crumlin and Hafodyryns Road, at around 3.50am on Saturday 14 January and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

We’re appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision on the A472 between Crumlin and Hafodyryns Road, at around 3.50am on Saturday 14 January.

Officers attended, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service, and the collision involved one car – a black Dacia Sandero.

A passenger in the car, a 28-year-old woman, was taken to hospital where she later died.

Her next of kin are aware and are receiving support from specialist officers.

A 31-year-old man from Ebbw Vale was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink and drugs; he remains in police custody.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact us.

We’re asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision, has CCTV or any motorists with dashcam footage on the A472 around the Crumlin area between 3.30am and 4am to contact us.

You can call us on 101 or send us a direct message on Facebook or Twitter, quoting log reference 2300013602 with any details.

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