A MOTORCYCLIST has been hospitalised following a crash which closed the A4042 in both directions.

Police were called to the road near the Goytre Arms, Goytre, on Sunday.

They had received reports of a crash involving a motorbike shortly before 3pm.

Officers closed the road in both directions while emergency services attended the scene.

The rider, a 60-year-old man, was taken to hospital in Cwmbran after suffering leg injuries.

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A spokesman for Gwent Police confirmed officers attended the incident to assist with "traffic management".

The spokesman said: “We received a report of a road traffic collision, involving one motorbike, on the A4042 near Goytre at around 2.45pm on Sunday, June 27.

“A 60-year-old man from the Pontypridd area was taken to the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran for treatment after sustaining injuries to his leg.

“Officers attended to assist with traffic management.”