A man left in a coma for more than three weeks following an accident on the A40 outside Monmouth has regained consciousness.

49-year-old Martyn Hancocks was hit by a car on 15th December when attempting to cross the A40 into Monmouth town centre.

He was admitted to Nevill Hall Hospital before being transferred to the University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, for surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain. Martyn then remained in an induced coma until gradually being brought round by doctors on 5th January.

Despite initial worries he would have suffered brain damage from the trauma, doctors seem confident that there will be no lasting damage.

"He had an operation on his knee last Monday," said Martyn's dad David, so he is a little agitated and a bit fed up about having to be laid up for another six weeks, and there will be physiotherapy after that.

"But all other bones are healing well and the scar on his head is looking better. There is no lasting damage and no need for any more surgery, it is all looking good".

Mr Hancocks had much praise for the emergency services after the accident: "The police and the ambulance were on the scene straight away. All the ambulance, police and medical staff have all been absolutely brilliant," he said.