Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash

GV of the B4228 in Woodcroft. The road is close to a wall and trees to one side. The other side of the road is The Rising Sun Pub. It is a cream building with a blue fence.  Image source, Google
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A man was taken to Southmead Hospital with serious injuries

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A man is in hospital in a serious condition after a crash involving a motorcycle and a parked van.

Emergency services were called to the B4228, near the Rising Sun pub in Woodcroft, near Chepstow, at 06:50 BST on Sunday.

A 23-year-old motorcyclist, from Monmouthshire, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, police said.

The road was closed for a number of hours while investigative work was carried out. Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

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