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A crash in Gilfach which involved two cars has left one man with potentially life-changing injuries. 

A collision involving two cars on Gwerthonor Place, Gilfach occurred at around 11.40am on January 3 and has left one of the drivers, a 77-year-old man, with serious injuries. 

Ambulances, police and an air ambulance attend to the scene as one of the drivers was taken to the University Hospital of Wales for treatment. 

In a statement, Gwent Police said: “We received a report of a road traffic collision in Gwerthonor Place, Gilfach at around 11.40am on Tuesday 3 January.

“Officers attended, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service, Welsh Air Ambulance and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

“The collision involved two cars. One of the drivers, a 77-year-old man, was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff with serious and potentially life-changing injuries.”

The road has since reopened.