A MAN is in a stable condition after being hit by a car in Cross Keys over the weekend.

Gwent Police have appealed for information after the driver of a silver, Vauxhall Corsa reportedly failed to stop after the incident which happened on Risca Road near Crosskeys College just after midnight on Sunday 15th May 2016.

The man was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital with serious leg injuries and is now in a stable condition.

A 20-year-old man from Blackwood and a 16-year-old man from Risca were arrested for dangerous driving causing serious injury, failing to stop at a road traffic collision and perverting the course of justice. They have both been bailed pending further enquiries.

Officers are investigating this incident and are eager to speak to any driver or pedestrian who was in the Risca or Crosskeys area on Saturday evening into Sunday morning who may have seen something suspicious.

Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to call Gwent Police on 101 quoting log: 8 15/05/16.