Two-year-old rushed to hospital with 'potentially life-changing injuries' in Pontllanfraith
Bryn Road in Pontllanfraith reopened earlier following the incident earlier today
Last updated 15th Jun 2024
A two year old boy has suffered potentially life changing injuries after a crash in Pontllanfraith earlier today.
Police, the ambulance and the air ambulance rushed to the scene after the incident which the force tell us involved a car and two pedestrians.
The road has since reopened - three hours after it was shut at just after 10am this morning.
In a statement sent to us earlier, a spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We received a report of a road traffic collision in Bryn Road, Pontllanfraith at around 10.10am on Tuesday 9 May.
"Officers attended along with paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Welsh Air Ambulance.
"The collision involved a car and two pedestrians.
"The pedestrians, a 29-year-old man and a two-year-old boy, were taken to hospital for treatment.
"The 29-year-old man received minor injuries. The two-year-old boy suffered potentially life changing injuries.
"The incident is ongoing.!