A465 closed as lorry crashes into house near Abergavenny

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The house missing a corner with timber in frontImage source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

A lorry has crashed into a house, leaving a busy A-road shut in both directions.

One man was taken to hospital after the crash in Llangua, Monmouthshire, on the A465.

Gwent Police said there was "substantial damage" and neighbours had been evacuated as a precaution.

The injured man suffered head and leg injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening, in the crash at 13:25 BST.

Structural engineers are carrying out an assessment of the building, in the village, near Abergavenny.

It is the third crash on the A465 in two days.

Lorry with its cab crushedImage source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
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The lorry was badly damaged in the crash

Timber and the house strewn across the roadImage source, Alan Peterson
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The A465 was closed in both directions after the crash in Grosmont

Traffic Wales advised drivers to avoid the area.

It tweeted that the road would remain shut in both directions "for a considerable period of time".

One saw a man killed and a woman and three men taken to hospital after a crash the closed the main A465 Heads of the Valleys road near Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday. A fifth person died.

The other saw two women taken to hospital after an accident between a Fiat 500 and a Dacia Duster.

That happened between Abergavenny and the Skenfrith junction.

The house from a distanceImage source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
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Traffic Wales warned the road would be shut for a "considerable period of time"

Firemen expecting the roadImage source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
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Timber and debris were left lying in the road

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