Transport and Logistics Network
Police received reports of a man who stopped their vehicle on the exit slip road at junction 16 at around 10.15am.
Officers say a “member of the public” took the keys from the vehicle before the driver fled and walked towards the motorway.
Police broug…
Helen Bradshaw, of School Road in Crynant, Wales, collided with a lorry while driving her Peugeot near junction 16 of the M4 on February 4, and failed to stop at the scene.
Police followed a trail of skid marks and plastic debris off the motorway.
Offi…
Train services between London and the West were suspended at the weekend, as well as many roads shut, due to flooding and fallen trees caused by Storm Bert.
Great Western Railway (GWR) advised passengers not to travel, external and said …
Long delays and heavy traffic have been reported on the M4 either side of Bristol after two crashes took place on the motorway. Traffic heading towards Bristol is affected at both crashes, with two lanes closed in both locations.
Traffic cameras show l…
A busy junction off the M4 is expected to remain closed into the night after a fatal crash which followed a police pursuit. A teenage boy died at the scene of the collision on the A419 in Swidon shortly before 11pm on Tuesday, January 2, after a Vauxha…
A serious crash on Saturday night has closed a section of the M4 in Wiltshire into Sunday (December 10). The closure is likely to be in place throughout the morning.
Emergency services[1] are at the scene of the crash which has happened between junctio…
A lane was closed on either side of the M4 in Wiltshire following flooding this morning (October 20). The closures led to heavy congestion in both directions.
The M4 motorway[1] was flooded between junction 16 for Swindon[2] and junction 17 for Chippen…
A bus driver has been jailed after falling asleep at the wheel and causing a crash. Xavier Peediyakal, 32, of Beatrice Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon[1] was driving a double decker bus on the A3102 between Calne and Lyneham on July 12, 2022, when he fell …
A man has been arrested following an incident in Royal Wootton Bassett[1] which led to a woman being dragged out of a car. According to Wiltshire Police, the reported incident took place on the A3102 Swindon Road on Sunday, June 25.
A woman, aged in he…
Traffic is moving again on the M4 westbound this afternoon following a crash involving a car and a lorry. Vehicles were held on the motorway between J16 at Swindon West and J17 at Chippenham.
Traffic was halted before 12.40pm, according to traffic moni…