A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash with a van in Newport this morning.

The incident happened at around 8.10am on the A48 near Cleppa Park in Coedkernew.

The man’s injuries are not life changing.

One lane was closed eastbound on the A48 between the Celtic Way junction and the Pencarn Way junction

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said:  “We responded with one emergency ambulance and one adult male patient was treated at the scene before being taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital.”