A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital following a crash that closed the A4042 this morning.

At 8.27am this morning, Gwent Police received a report of a crash on the A4042 at Little Mill junction.

The crash involved a Honda motorbike and a Ford Focus.

The road to be closed for two hours - but has since reopened.

A spokesman for Gwent Police said that the motorcyclist was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital as a precaution.

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A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We received a call at 8.27am this morning, Friday 31st July, reporting a road traffic collision on the A4042 at Little Mill involving a Honda motorbike and a Ford Focus.

"The motorcyclist was taken to Royal Gwent Hospital as a precaution.

"The road is now clear and re-open."