A MAN has been arrested following a four-vehicle crash near Pontypool this morning.

The incident occurred at around 7.40am today, Friday, October 14, on the A472 between Pontypool and Hafodyrynys.

The vehicles involved were:

  • A white Mercedes Sprinter van;
  • A silver Honda - Rapid Response Vehicle;
  • A silver Ford Mondeo;
  • A blue Suzuki Swift.

Gwent Police has confirmed that the driver of the van, a 35-year-old man from the Ebbw Vale area, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing a roadside drug wipe test.

He has been taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil for treatment where he remains in a stable condition.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

No further injuries were reported.

The road was temporarily closed while emergency services were in attendance and has since been reopened.