‘Serious’ multi-vehicle crash closes westbound M4 near Bristol

A "serious" crash has closed a section of the M4 this afternoon. Traffic is stationary on the westbound carriageway of the motorway following a multi-vehicle crash. Inrix, the traffic monitoring site, reports the closure spans from J19 to J20 (Almondsbury Interchange), with queues building since around 13:30 GMT.

National Highways South West has confirmed that officers from Avon and Somerset Police are at the scene.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We were called to reports of a collision on the M4 Westbound between Junction 20 (Almondsbury Interchange) and Junction 19 (M32) at around 12:50pm today (Saturday 10 February).

"The road has been closed while emergency services are in attendance."