Man who died in crash involving a car and a lorry near Magor brewery named as Coran Bogue

Gwent Police have confirmed the identity of the man who died in a crash near Magor yesterday as Coran Bogue.

The 23-year-old from the Newport area died at the scene yesterday morning.

UPDATE: 10.30am 
Weds Feb 22

A MAN has died following a crash involving a car and a lorry near Magor.

The 23-year-old driver of a Vauxhall Corsa died at the scene at around 5.50am along the A4810 Llanwern road near the Magor brewery.

Specialist police officers are supporting the driver’s family.

A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "We were called at about 6am to reports of a road traffic collision between a car and a lorry off the M4 roundabout towards Llanwern in Magor.

"We sent two crews in emergency ambulances, an advanced paramedic practitioner, members of the Hazardous Area Response Team, a BASICS doctor and a team of fire service co-responders to the scene."

The road is still closed in both directions between Queens Gardens in Magor and Pencoed Lane in Llanmartin while investigations continue.

Anyone with information relating to the collision is asked to call Gwent Police on 101 quoting log number 46 22/2/17.