A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a crash in Newport on Monday evening.
Gwent Police were called to a two-vehicle crash on Chepstow Road, between Lawrence Hill and Ringwood Avenue, shortly after 8.30pm.
An 84-year-old man – the driver of the other vehicle – was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital for treatment following the crash.
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The arrested man, aged 19, from Newport, remains in police custody, a Gwent Police spokeswoman said. He was also arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a road traffic accident, she added.
The ambulance and fire service also attended the crash. A section of the road was closed for recovery work to be carried out, but was re-opened at around 11.10pm on Monday.
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