A DRIVER has been arrested after his car overturned on the main road between Hereford and Abergavenny.

Emergency services were called to the A465 near Pontrilas at around 7.30am on Monday morning after a single-car crash.

West Mercia Police said the driver was arrested and since released under investigation.

The man, who the fire service said was in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, police said.

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The crash, at Llangua bridge on the border between England and Wales, closed the road until 10.15am.

Two Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews – one each from Hereford and Ewyas Harold – also attended.

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A fire service spokesperson said a car was on its roof. The driver was already out of the car when crews arrived.

The car was made safe by crews while paramedics assessed and discharged the driver at the scene.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said an ambulance and paramedic officer attended.