A motorcyclist is in a 'serious but stable' condition following a crash on Cwmavon Road, Pontypool on Tuesday (Image: Google)
A MOTORCYCLE rider is in a serious but stable condition following a crash on Tuesday afternoon.
Cwmavon Road in Pontypool was closed from around 2.15pm on Tuesday, July 30, as police responded to a report of a crash.
Officers attended with colleagues from the Welsh Ambulance Service and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
The crash involved a motorcycle and a lorry, and the motorcycle rider was taken to hospital for further treatment.
A Gwent Police spokesperson has since confirmed the rider, an 18-year-old from the Cwmbran area, remains in hospital in a "serious but stable" condition.
The road was officially reopened by police at around 4.30am on Wednesday, July 31.
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