THE son of a 68-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer involved in a collision in Newport this week has spoken of his father’s ordeal.

Leslie Ambridge collided with a car as he crossed Corporation Road in the city at around 2.30pm on Tuesday.

He suffered serious injuries to his lower left leg and required treatment from the emergency services at the scene.

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Leslie Ambridge receiving treatment at the scene

Mr Ambridge’s son Adam said: “The paramedics had to plate his ankle back into place at the scene due to the severity of his injuries.

“Luckily a family friend happened to be passing and stopped to help him.”

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Mr Ambridge senior was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport where he received further treatment to his ankle.

“The doctor treating him said that it was among the nastiest fractures he had ever seen,” said Mr Ambridge junior.

“He’s now facing six weeks in hospital and a six-month recovery period.

“Dad’s a mess. He was in so much pain on Tuesday night, seeing him in that much pain wasn’t nice. I couldn’t do anything for him, I felt so helpless.”

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Leslie Ambridge with his son Adam

The ordeal was made worse still by the fact that Mr Ambridge senior suffers from Alzheimer’s and so was unaware of the severity of his injuries upon waking up after surgery.

“Dad didn’t know what had happened to his leg,” said Adam.

“When he woke up, he tried walking on it and so he had to go in for another scan.”

Adam has appealed for any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam footage to come forward and aid police in their enquiries.

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Gwent Police are also investigating the incident and said in a statement: “At approximately 2.35pm on Tuesday January 15, Gwent Police were called to a road traffic collision on Corporation Road, Newport.

"Officers attended the scene and dealt with a one-vehicle collision with a male pedestrian.

"The man was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital to be treated for injuries that are serious but not believed to be life threatening.

"The driver of the vehicle has been located and identified. Enquiries are ongoing."

“If anyone has any information, call Gwent Police on 101, or direct message on Facebook and Twitter, quoting incident number 271 of 15/01/2019.