M4 traffic: Motorway closed westbound at Bath after lorry carrying paper catches fire
By Tom Morton
29th Jan 2026, 6:58am
A motorway was closed one way after a lorry carrying paper caught fire.
Two lanes of the M4 in south Gloucestershire remain closed westbound between Junction 18 for Bath and Junction 19 for Bristol and the M32 after an HGV fire which was reported shortly after 5.30am.
National Highways said: “The HGV is said to be carrying paper, due to this the incident is expected to be protracted and the carriageway is expected to remain closed for several hours today. Emergency services arrived at scene shortly after and are working to extinguish the fire and make the area safe.
More information is available at www.trafficengland.com and 0300 123 5000.