A man has been taken to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’
The A40 in Monmouthshire has been closed for over nine hours following a serious collision which has left a man in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police were called to reports of an accident involving a motorcycle on the A40 between Mitchell Troy and Monmouth at around 11.25am on Friday, May 9.
Officers from Gwent Police attended the scene, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Wales Air Ambulance. The motorcyclist, a man in his fifties, was taken to hospital with injuries described as “potentially life threatening”, police confirmed.
The road has remained closed in both directions for over nine hours.
Traffic monitoring system Inrix is reporting that accident investigation work is currently underway. Follow our live coverage of the incident here.
Here is everything we know so far about the collision:
Gwent Police were first called to reports of a collision on the A40 near Monmouth at 11.25am on Friday, May 9.
The collision, which involved a motorcyclist, is reported to have occurred on the eastbound carriageway. The A40 eastbound has been closed from the Gibraltar Tunnels (Monmouth) to Mitchell Troy.
The westbound portion of the A40 has also been closed between the Raglan Interchange and the Gibraltar Tunnels since this morning.
A Wales Air Ambulance crew from Dafen attended the scene. A man was taken to hospital with “potentially life-threatening injuries”, police said.
Heavy delays were reported around Monmouth at rush hour. Traffic Wales South said motorists were facing delays of up to 45 minutes, while Inrix said that routes around Monmouthshire were “heavily congested” as motorists tried to avoid the A40.
The road remains closed on Friday evening for traffic investigation work to take place. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here
What have police said about the collision?
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said on Friday afternoon: “We received a report of a road traffic collision, involving a motorcycle, on the A40 at around 11.25am on Friday 9 May.
“Officers attended, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Welsh Air Ambulance.
“The motorcyclist, a man in his fifties, has been taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.”
What have the Wales Air Ambulance said?
A spokesperson for the Wales Air Ambulance said: “I can confirm that Wales Air Ambulance attended an emergency on the A40 in Monmouthshire today (09/05/25). Our Dafen-based crew attended by air and arrived on scene at 12:01. Our involvement concluded at 13:30.”
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