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There are currently delays on both the railway and the roads around Newbury today (Monday).
The M4 remains shut in both directions[1] between junction 14 at Hungerford and junction 15 at Swindon, while crash investigation work continues.
There are cu…
December 20, 2023 at 8:50 PM
A stretch of the M4 in Berkshire has reopened after being closed for more than 17 hours after a lorry crash.
The motorway was shut westbound for resurfacing work between junction 13 for Newbury and junction 14 for Hunger…
At around 2am on Wednesday morning, the vehicle collided with the middle motorway barrier between junctions 13, Newbury, and 14, Hungerford.
This caused a closure of all three westbound lanes and delays of around 30 minutes with congestion spanning tw…
All lanes are closed on the M4.
The M4 westbound between junctions 13 (Newbury) and 14 (Hungerford Newtown) is currently closed due to a collision involving a lorry which has crossed through the central reservation barrier.
Then vehicle’s fuel tank rup…
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There is further traffic chaos on the A34 today after another crash just north of Newbury.
One lane is shut, northbound, between the M4 at Chieveley and East Ilsley.
One lane is shut on the A34 between the M4 at Chieveley and East Ilsley
The road is …
As reported, Holly Ann Davies was sentenced to 14 months in jail and disqualified from driving for 37 months after a crash on the A354 at Blandford in September last year.
Davies, 36 and of Milborne St Andrew, struck Dr Jonathan Bickford at more than 5…
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