GWENT Police is appealing for witnesses to a crash in which a which left a 10-year-old boy with serious injuries.

There was a collision "between a pedestrian and a car" on the A4048 Beaufort Road, Tredegar, at 9.10pm last night.

The boy was the pedestrian and was taken to hospital

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving a vehicle which failed to stop after a road accident and driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.

A Gwent Police spokesman said: "We’re appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision, who has not yet spoken with officers, to come forward.

"Anyone with any dash-cam footage of the area at the time is also asked to get in contact.

"You can report information by calling us on 101 quoting reference 2100225635 or send us a direct message on Facebook or Twitter.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."