M4 crash: busy motorway re-opened near Swindon in Wiltshire after vehicle leaves road

Wiltshire Police are in attendance at the scene of the crash near Swindon and Chippenham
Heather Carrick
By Heather Carrick
14th Feb 2024, 6:53am
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There are early morning delays on the M4 following an early morning collision.

According to National Highways: South-West, the collision led to the closure of the westbound carriageway between Junction 16 for Swindon and Junction 17 for Chippenham. It comes after the vehicle involved in the collision left the carriageway.

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Drivers have been warned residual delays, with the two of three westbound lanes re-opened since the closure. There are currently estimated delays of up to 30 minutes and three miles of tailbacks. The eastbound carriageway was released earlier this morning.

Wiltshire Police attended the scene alongside other emergency services. National Highways: South-West said in a traffic update on X (formerly Twitter): "The #M4 westbound is OPEN between J16 and J17 #Swindon following the collision.

"Lane 1 (of 3) will remain closed for vehicle recovery work. Delays of up to 30 minutes, approx. 3 miles of congestion."

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