Man appears in court after girl, 4, dies and boy, 3, critical following crash on M4 near Newport

A man has appeared in court after a four-year-old girl was killed and a three-year-old boy was left critically injured following a crash on the M4 near Newport.

Martin Newman, of South Avenue in Croeserw, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after the incident on the M4 on Saturday, February 5.

The collision, which involved a van and a car, happened on the westbound carriageway between junctions 28 and 29 at about 1.45pm.

The young girl died on Sunday morning. A three-year-old boy remains in a critical condition. A woman is also in hospital where she is said to be in a stable condition.

At Newport Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Newman spoke only to confirm his name and address.

District Judge Martin Brown remanded him into custody pending a hearing at Newport Crown Court on February 21.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call 101 and quote 2200041245