A MAN in his 20s has died in hospital following an incident on a county town road.

A 27-year-old man from Gilwern was originally arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released on conditional bail as enquiries continued about what happened in Abergavenny’s Old Hereford Road in the early hours of Friday, May 15.

At this stage, officers are investigating a number of possibilities, including whether a vehicle was involved or whether the man may have been assaulted, and Gwent Police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time around 6.15am, or who saw anything suspicious, to get in touch.

They are particularly keen to hear from anyone with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage from Old Hereford Road and the surrounding area around the time of the incident.

Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Neil Blyth, said: "We understand that reports of this nature can be concerning, however we are doing everything we can to investigate the circumstances of his death.

"It is important that people do not speculate about the identities of those involved as this could present issues for our investigation.

"If anyone has any information that may be useful, please speak to our officers or contact us in the usual way.

"Our thoughts remain with the victim's family and friends at this difficult time."

Anyone with information can contact the investigation team by calling 101 or DM us on social media quoting log reference 2600151351.