A 14-YEAR-OLD boy is in hospital in a critical condition after a crash in Cwmbran.

The youngster was a pedestrian on Ty Gwyn Way, Greenmeadow, when he was involved in a collision with a car at around 5.40pm on Friday.

It happened at the junction with Thornhill Road near Greenmeadow Community Farm.

The 14-year-old-boy was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 381 29/11/13.