Woman injured in M4 crash that closed motorway in Wiltshire
Road was closed for more than three hours after two-vehicle crash
Carl Eve Crime Reporter 17:45, 20 Nov 2025
View ImageThe M4 in Wiltshire on Thursday evening(Image: National Highways/ motorwaycameras.co.uk)
A woman was left with rib injuries and needing hospital treatment following a two-vehicle collision on the M4 on Wednesday evening.
The motorway was shut eastbound between Chippenham and West Swindon following the collision at 5.30pm. By 8pm there were 90-minute delays as a result of the closure, with lanes two and three closed on the eastbound M4.
National Highways reported that "all emergency services are working at the scene with traffic officers and recovery agents assisting with clean-up".
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police confirmed today: "We were called to a collision at 5.30pm on the M4 eastbound between junction 17 and 16 involving two vehicles.
"Fire and ambulance also attended, and a road closure was put in place whilst the incident was dealt with.
One woman suffered rib injuries.
The road was cleared by 8.45pm."
Article continues belowA spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service NHS[1] Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: "We were called at 17.30hrs on Wednesday 19 November to a road traffic collision near Royal Wotton Bassett.
"We sent one double-crewed land ambulance and two operations officers to the scene.
We conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Great Western Hospital."