Tributes paid to family man killed in crash that closed M4

A family has paid tribute to a “loving partner, proud father and son” who was killed after a crash on the M4. Emergency services were called at around 2:30pm on Monday, April 17, to a crash on the road traffic collision on the M4 westbound between J36 & J37. The crash involved a Mercedes Sprinter van colliding with the central reservation.

There was a large emergency service presence at the scene with the motorway closed in both directions for a period of time. The westbound carriageway was closed for eight hours while inveatigations continued. The motorway reopened at around 10:30pm.

South Wales Police confirmed that a 44-year-old man from Cardiff had died as a result of the crash, he has now been named as Mathew Paul Sweeney, 44, from Danescourt. Mathew’s partner, Alex James has paid the following tribute to him: “We are all deeply shocked in the sudden death of Mathew. He was a private man, a true family man through and through.

He was a loving partner, proud father and son. Forever missed by everyone who knew him. “As a family we would like to thank anybody at the scene who stopped to offer assistance.

A special mention must go to all the emergency services who attended and tried their best to help him. “What we need now as a family is time and space to try and process the magnitude of what has happened and respectfully request that we be allowed the opportunity to do so.” Anyone who witnessed the collision or who has any dash cam footage of the incident and has yet to come forward is asked to contact South Wales Police quoting reference 2300122673.

You can contact South Wales Police by email, live chat, online or by calling 101.

References

1. ^ Cardiff man dies after M4 crash that closed motorway for eight hours near Bridgend (www.walesonline.co.uk)