Gas pipe damaged in Rhondda after driver hit parked car and wall then fled the scene

A driver hit a parked car and a wall, causing damage to a gas pipe, and then left the scene.

Several roads in ?Ynswen, which is the main route between Treorchy and Treherbert, had to be closed overnight while the gas board attended to make the gas line safe.

A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said: "Enquiries are continuing to identify the driver, who made off from the scene."

The driver left the scene (Bethan Griffiths)

The incident happened on Ynyswen Road in Treorchy on Saturday, January 4, just before midnight.

A red MG collided with a parked car and a wall, which resulted in damage to a gas line.

Ynyswen Road in Treherbert (Google Street View)

It is thought the car was travelling up Ynyswen Road towards Treherbert when the crash happened.

Police warned that Clinic Road and Ynyswen Road to Dunraven Terrace would be closed "for some time".

They added: "We would be grateful if the public could avoid the area and use an alternative route."

The roads re-opened later on Sunday morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 with reference *004596.