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Road ‘closed into evening’
Inrix reports: “M4 in both directions closed, severe delays due to serious accident, an overturned lorry and two cars involved from J18 A46 (Bath / Tormarton ) to J17 A350 ( Chippenham ).
“Congestion to on approach to both si…
20 October 2023, 17:40
The crash caused huge tailbacks. Picture: National Highways
A lorry overturned on the M4 on Friday amid high winds and rain from Storm Babet, causing huge tailbacks on the motorway.
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The M4 is set to stay closed until “well into the evening” after a lorry overturned on the busy motorway. A closure has been in place since around 9.15am today (October 20) between junctions 18 and 17 on both sides of the road.
Emergency services dashe…
A serious multi-vehicle crash has closed the M4 as an air ambulance has rushed to the scene in Wiltshire as Storm Babet[1] continues to wreak havoc.
A HGV lorry has overturned, with two cars also involved in the smash – leading to closures in both dire…
A major stretch of motorway between two junctions is likely to remain shut for the rest of today (Friday, October 20) after a crash involving an overturned lorry and two cars. The M4 is closed in both directions[1] between junction 18 for Bath and junc…
Emergency services have descended on the M4 on Friday morning after a lorry overturned between Junctions 18 (Bath) and 17 (Chippenham).
The motorway is closed in both directions.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “The M4 is currently closed in …
There are diversion routes in Somerset this morning following a serious lorry crash on the M4. The motorway is closed in both directions between junction 18 for Bath[1] and junction 17 for Chippenham.
Emergency services were called at 9.10am to reports…
Wiltshire police statement: multi-vehicle collision on M4
Police said:
Emergency services are currently in attendance at a serious collision on the M4. The collision happened just inside the Wiltshire border between Junction 17 Chippenham and Junction …
Diversion in place
The latest log from Inrix says: “M4 in both directions closed, severe delays due to serious accident, an overturned lorry involved from J18 A46 (Bath / Tormarton) to J17 A350 (Chippenham). Congestion to halfway to J16 (Swindon West) …
The crash, which caused the road to close, happened on Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian only suffered minor injuries.
An air ambulance as well as two land ambulances attended the scene.
Google Maps shows that the incident took place just north of Ch…