THE man who was killed when he was hit by a lorry, near Raglan on Saturday (September 22) has been named as 20-year-old Jamie William Staley, from the Doncaster area.

Mr Staley was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on the A40.

His mother paid tribute to her son in the following statement: “My beautiful boy, I have no other words – but he made us all proud and it was a honour for me and Graham to call him our boy.

"Devastated doesn’t even come close to how we feel.”

The family is currently being supported by specialist police officers.

In a statement, a Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "In the early hours of Saturday 22nd September 2018, at approximately 2.45am, officers were called to the scene of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a blue HGV lorry on the Northbound A40 road near Raglan.

"The male pedestrian, who we can now name as 20 year old Jamie William Staley from the Doncaster area was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances around this collision and are requesting any motorists using the road between midnight and 3am on Saturday, September 22, to please check any dash cam footage that may provide further information that will assist officers with their enquiries.

"Anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone who has any further information should call 101 quoting log number: 70 22/09/2018."