UPDATE: 5.45PM

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a crash involving two cars on the Heads of the Valleys road between Brynmawr and Gilwern.

The collision involved a blue Renault Scenic and a blue Volkswagen Passat. A woman has been taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny with minor injuries as a precautionary measure.

UPDATE: 4.53PM

THE A465 has been re-opened after a two-vehicle crash near Brynmawr.

Firefighters are at the scene giving first-aid and making the area safe.