Live: A419 crash near M4 junction closes road ‘for several hours’

A road is set to remain closed for several hours near the junction of two busy West Country commuter routes. The incident happened on the A419 in Swindon late last night and the route remains shut this morning (January 3). According to National Highways, the collision has taken place near junction 15 of the M4.

Traffic monitoring site Inrix says the exit slip road on the London-bound carriageway is shut as a result of the incident. National Highways says the closure has been set up between the A4259 and the M4. A tweet from its South West team says: "The road is expected to remain closed for several further hours for an ongoing collision investigation."

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