A FOUR-VEHICLE crash on the A48 near Chepstow is causing heavy traffic in both directions.

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UPDATE 11.55am: The incident has been cleared and traffic appears to be flowing normally.

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Emergency services are currently at the scene.

The incident happened shortly before 8am on the A48 between Chepstow and Sedbury, in Gloucestershire.

Gwent Police advised drivers to avoid the area wherever possible.

South Wales Argus: A traffic map showing the scene of the incident and the congestion (red line). Picture: The AAA traffic map showing the scene of the incident and the congestion (red line). Picture: The AA

A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service said its crew checked over three patients at the scene then discharged them.

No one was though to be injured, he added.

There was also another incident on the M48 Severn Bridge, near Chepstow, where a stalled vehicle had blocked one lane.

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