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| Woman found 19 hours after crash | Woman found 19 hours after crash |
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| A 27-year-old woman is in a stable condition after being recovered from the scene of a crash almost a day after it happened. | A 27-year-old woman is in a stable condition after being recovered from the scene of a crash almost a day after it happened. |
| Gwent Police said the woman was found with her Nissan Micra car on the A449 around six miles from Newport's Coldra roundabout at 2120 BST on Tuesday. | |
| Officers believe the crash happened some 19 hours before, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | |
| An appeal has been made for any witnesses to the incident. | An appeal has been made for any witnesses to the incident. |
| The woman, who is believed to be called Sophie, is being treated for head and face injuries at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. She is said to be in a stable condition. | |
| It is thought her car left the road between Newport and Usk and landed in farmland which meant the car was not visible from the dual carriageway. | |
| An elderly resident who lives close to the scene of the crash, said she heard a "large metallic sort of bang" just before 0200 BST on Tuesday morning. | |
| Apparently she grabbed his hand and was very reluctant to let him go Resident who lives near the scene of the crash | |
| The woman, who did not want to be named, said she believed something had gone into a nearby farm barn and drove to have a look but could not find or see anything so went back to bed. | |
| "I came back feeling very uneasy so I feel very badly about it that I hadn't seen anything more than I did," she said. | |
| "But I am very very pleased to hear the young lass Sophie is recovering because I had a very upsetting day feeling I should've done more." | |
| The woman said a man from Newport, who shoots on nearby farmland, discovered the driver. | |
| He told her he had not seen the injured woman or the wreckage initially and only saw the vehicle when opening a gate some distance away and looking back. | |
| "He climbed up and found Sophie who had managed to crawl out of the car," she said. | |
| "Apparently she grabbed his hand and was very reluctant to let him go. | |
| "He comforted her and at the same time made a telephone call to the police and ambulance and so on." | |
| The injured woman had gashes to her head and injuries around the eye, the man told the resident. | |
| Police say the car had been travelling on the southbound carriageway of the A449 between Usk and Newport when the vehicle left the road at around 0200 BST on Tuesday. | Police say the car had been travelling on the southbound carriageway of the A449 between Usk and Newport when the vehicle left the road at around 0200 BST on Tuesday. |
| Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the car, or has any information about the incident, to contact them on 01633 838111. | Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the car, or has any information about the incident, to contact them on 01633 838111. |