Serious M4 crash leaves Mercedes van driver fighting for life
A man is fighting for his life after a serious crash on the M4[1] in the early hours of Thursday morning, January 11. The motorway remains closed westbound[2] between junctions 14 and 15 because of the collision, with diversions in place after the incident which happened just after 4am. A white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van and a lorry were involved in a collision on the westbound carriageway between junctions 14 for Hungerford and 15 for Swindon. The van driver, a man in his thirties, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
His next of kin have been informed. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision[3] on the M4 in West Berkshire. They hope to reopen the motorway at around 1pm.
Sergeant Tony Jenkins, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: "Firstly, I would like to send our best wishes to the victim of this collision, who has suffered life-threatening injuries, and our thoughts are with him and his loved ones. "I am appealing for any witnesses to this collision to please come forward. Also, if you were driving in the area around the time of the collision and have a dash-cam, please check your recording in case it has captured something that could assist us and get in touch if you have.
Anyone with information or footage should call 101 or make a report on our website, quoting reference number 239 of today's date.
"The motorway remains closed while we deal with the collision, with diversions in place.
Apologies for any inconvenience this has caused but we hope to reopen it at around 1pm but that is subject to change."
References
- ^ crash on the M4 (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
- ^ The motorway remains closed westbound (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
- ^ road traffic collision (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
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