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Laura Clements

Two drivers taken to hospital after police car and van involved in Newport crash

Two drivers were taken to hospital after a police car and a van were involved in a crash in Newport in the early hours.

Caerphilly Road in Bassaleg was closed for several hours after the crash which happened just before 3.30am on Saturday (March 13).

Gwent Police said a marked police car crashed with a white Ford Transit van while on routine patrol near the Friendly Fox pub.

A spokesperson for the force said: "At 3.25am this morning, March 13, we received a call reporting a two vehicle road traffic collision on Caerphilly Road, Newport.

"The collision involved a marked police car and a white Ford Transit van. The police car involved was on routine patrol and not responding to an emergency at the time of the collision."

There were no passengers in either vehicle and both drivers were taken to hospital for treatment, where they remained on Saturday morning. Their injuries are not life threatening or life changing, the spokesperson added.

The road was temporarily closed while officers examined the scene but was fully reopened by 10am on Saturday.

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