Newport Chronicle: An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on Alma Street, Abertillery.

An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a pedestrian in Abertillery. Gwent Police said officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Alma Street at around 11am on Thursday, April 23. The Welsh Ambulance Service also attended. The collision involved a pedestrian and a car and the pensioner was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The road was closed between Gladstone Street and Foundry Bridge while emergency services worked at the scene, with diversions in place and congestion reported in the area. Alma Street has been reported closed by traffic monitoring services, although congestion has since started to ease. LIVE – Crash closes road to Foundry Bridge, Abertillery | South Wales Argus