TWO crashes in quick succession closed a section of the A449 this afternoon.

One vehicle was involved in the first incident, which Gwent Police said happened between the Coldra (M4) roundabout and the Usk junction shortly after 1.20pm today (Friday).

Then, shortly afterwards, as police officers attended the scene, a second collision happened involving another vehicle and one of the stationary police cars.

The northbound side of the road was closed while the emergency services attended the scene, and a diversion was in place.

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Gwent Police said no injuries were reported in either incident.

Following recovery work, the northbound carriageway was re-opened shortly after 4pm, and traffic has since returned to normal.