UPDATE 10am: THE DRIVER of a lorry involved in a serious crash with two cars on the A4810 near Magor has been taken to hospital with "non-life threatening injuries."

A Gwent Police spokesman said: "At approximately 4.50am this morning (August 8, 2019), we were called to a road traffic collision on the A4810 in Magor.

"The collision involved a white MAN lorry, a black Skoda Octavia and a silver Vauxhall Insignia. The driver of the lorry was conveyed to the Royal Gwent Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

"The road remains closed at this time to facilitate recovery of the vehicles involved."

UPDATE 8.53am: TRAFFIC is reported as being heavier than normal and very slow around junction of the M4 (Coldra) due to the closure of the A4810 near Magor.

UPDATE 8.38am: THE westbound slip road onto the M4 at junction 23a remains closed while emergency services deal with the earlier crash.

Gwent Police have tweeted that Newport Road will be accssible.

A SERIOUS crash involving a lorry and two cars has closed the A4810 road near Magor both ways between Green Moor Lane and the B4245 Newport Road.

Traffic is coping well, but vehicles cannot get into Newport using junction 23a of the M4 (westbound). A diversion is in place.