TWO people were taken to hospital today (Saturday) following a three vehicle accident which took in St George's Way, Newport.
The accident took place at around 11am outside Newport Football Club.
Long tail backs built up while firefighters from Newport freed one of the casualties from their vehicle.
Firefighters from Newport and police also attended the scene.
A third person involved in the accident was taken home by ambulance crews.
The two casualties, a man and a woman, are both being treated at the hospital at present.
One of the people is understood to have had a 'medical incident' before the crash, according to a hospital spokesman.