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Newport Crash That Killed Two Treated as Murder, Three in Custody

Police are appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage from the Alway area.

Overview

  • The collision between a motorbike and a BMW happened around 1:30am on Thursday on Aberthaw Road in Newport.
  • Paramedics pronounced the motorbike rider and his passenger dead at the scene.
  • Gwent Police launched a murder investigation and arrested an 18-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman on suspicion of murder, plus a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender, and all three are in custody.
  • Officers say the BMW is believed to have left before they arrived and they urge residents and drivers to check cameras from midnight to 1:40am.
  • Forensic work kept roads closed through Thursday and caused bus and refuse collection disruptions in the Alway area, according to local authorities.