A MAN has been taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital after a car crash in Newport.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they were called at 5.08pm yesterday to reports of a crash involving one car on Monnow Way, Bettws.

They sent a rapid response unit and an ambulance.

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "At approximately 5.10pm yesterday, Thursday 25 May, we received reports of a road traffic collision between a car and a pedestrian on Monnow Way in Bettws. 

"A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital by ambulance. His injuries are no longer thought to be life threatening or life changing. Enquiries are ongoing."