UPDATE: 11.09am

The person involved in this morning's crash is said not to be in a critical condition.

Gwent Police have confirmed the motorbike hit a football and that a car was not involved in the incident.

UPDATE: 10.05am

One person has been injured after a crash between a motorbike and a car near a school in Oakdale this morning.

The incident happened on Penmaen Road outside Oakdale Comprehensive School.

The injured person has been taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny.

An ambulance was called to the incident and an ambulance officer remains at the scene.