THE sister of a man killed in Abergavenny on Saturday has paid tribute to the father-of-three.

Kevin Thomas, 48, who died in a crash on Hereford Road, Abergavenny, on Saturday morning.

Mr Thomas died after his Peugeot 306 crashed through a wooden fence near Llantilio Pertholey at around 6am.

The construction worker was from Abergavenny and had three children – Samantha, Nicola and Matthew.

His sister, Julie, said he was a loving brother to her and other siblings Gary and Mandy, and will be sadly missed by everyone, including his partner, Kerry.

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said it is believed no other vehicles were involved in the crash but anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 101.