Gwent Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 70s suffered facial injuries in an alleged assault at a busy roundabout in Newport.
A 46-year-old man from Swansea has been arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident, which took place on the Southern Distributor Road at the roundabout by the Maesglas playing fields on Wednesday, February 19 between 5pm and 5.30pm.
The alleged assault took place following a minor road traffic collision involving a red Toyota Avensis and a white Transit van.
The pensioner sustained facial injuries during the incident while the other man has been released under investigation.
Gwent Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any dash cam footage of the area at that time to get in contact.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Gwent Police on 101 quoting reference 2000062128, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Anyone with information can also contact the police via direct message through the Gwent Police Facebook and Twitter pages.
