A MAN has been rushed to hospital with what is being described as life-threatening injuries after a crash on Gwent roads this morning.

Emergency services were called to an incident on the A467 between Brynmawr and Blaina at just before 7am.

  • UPDATE: The Welsh Ambulance Service released a statement on the incident which you can read at the bottom of the article.

Police tweeted confirmation the road between Brynmawr and Blaina was closed due to a crash at just before 8am.

Where did the incident happen?

The stretch of the A467 runs between Brynmawr and Blaina, next to Nantyglo, about 11 miles directly north of Blackwood. A roughly straight two lane stretch of road running between farmer's fields and forests at national speed limit. 

South Wales Argus: Stretch of road closed - red lineStretch of road closed - red line (Image: Google Maps)

Now, Gwent Police has confirmed a man is in a critical condition after the incident.

A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: “We've attended a collision, involving one car, on the A467 at around 6.45am on Saturday, August 5.

“A man, 23, was taken to hospital for treatment; his condition is thought to be life-threatening.

“The road is closed currently in both directions between Blaina and Brynmawr.”

UPDATE: Ambulance service at the scene before 7am

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today at 6.43am to reports of a road traffic collision in Nantyglo, Brynmawr.

"We sent one duty operational manager, one emergency ambulance and one Cymru high acuity response unit to the scene, where we were supported by colleagues from the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer service.

"One person was taken to University Hospital of Wales Cardiff for further treatment.”