One dead and 3 injured after multiple cars crash on M4 – bursting …
One man has died and at least three more people have been severely injured after multiple cars collided on the M4 with one car engulfing in flames.
Emergency services were called to the scene at J3 A312 The Parkway in Hayes following the tragic accident in which one man lost his life. Fire[1] services also attended the scene.
A short video clip posted to X by a passing driver shows a scene of devastation after the crash. Pieces of the car are visible including a bumper and wheel, with several piles of debris smoking or on fire. Black smoke can be seen rising from the side of the road where it appears at least one car has ended up.
Pieces of the crash barrier are destroyed and a mangled car sits on the hard shoulder on fire, while people can be seen rushing to help. Pictures from the scene meanwhile showed the burnt out car wreck covered in tarpaulin as collision investigators worked at the scene.
The fatal crash left one man dead and three seriously injured (
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One person appears to either be helping someone up and patting them to put out flames on their clothing. Another video shows a large number of people gathered near the crash scene as a car is totally engulfed in flames. One person moves towards it with a small fire extinguisher as more people clamber over the central reservation to help.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that one man, believed to be aged in his 20s, died at the scene while two other men were taken to hospital with "life-threatening injuries". A fourth casualty was treated for minor injuries before being taken to hospital.
The spokesman said: "Emergency services attended and four people were found with injuries, all of whom had been travelling in the car, a Mercedes. A man, thought to be aged in his 20s, died at the scene. He was a passenger in the rear of the car. We are in the process of informing his next of kin.
It caused significant disruption in both directions (
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"Two other men, also thought to be aged in their 20s, were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A fourth person was treated at the scene for minor injuries before being taken to hospital. Officers from the Met's Roads and Transport Policing Command are carrying out inquiries to establish the circumstances."
The accident caused severe delays in both directions with the whole road shut. The motorway was shut between Junctions 3 and 4 Eastbound. It was also closed at Junction 3 Westbound with traffic queueing to Junction 2 at Brentford.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent a number of resources to the scene, including three ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, a clinical team manager, members of our hazardous area response team and our tactical response unit. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. We treated three patients at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre. Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene."
National Highways told drivers that "If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey. Further information is available from National Highways by visiting our www.trafficengland.com[2] website and travel apps, or via our regional X feed. Our 24/7 contact centre team is also available to provide up-to-the-minute information on 0300 123 5000."
References
- ^ Fire (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ www.trafficengland.com (www.trafficengland.com)