FOUR teenage girls were taken to hospital on yesterday after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Rassau.

The collision happened at 9pm on the Rassau Industrial Estate near Ebbw Vale.

All four girls, three passengers and a driver, were taken to Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital following the collision. Three have been discharged with one of the 17-year-old passengers remaining in hospital.

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said she is in a stable condition.

The girls, aged 17 and 18, are all from the local area and were travelling in a Ford Ka.

Any witnesses are asked to call Gwent Police on 101 quoting log 494 21/10/14.