M4

In court from Newport, Cwmbran, Caerphilly and Raglan

GABRIELLE REES, 28, of Fallow Close, Bassaleg, Newport, was banned from driving for 12 months after she pleaded guilty to drug driving with a cannabis derivative in her blood on the A48 on October 28, 2023.
He was fined £120 and ordered to pay a £48 su…

Travel chaos for holidaymakers returning home on Easter Monday

Easter Monday brought travel chaos for millions of people as those returning home from the long weekend were met with traffic jams and train cancellations.
An estimated two million holidaymakers were making return journeys on bank holiday Monday, with …

Easter Monday washout sparks travel warning

Heavy rain could spark travel chaos for an estimated two million Brits making return journeys following the Easter weekend.
The RAC has said that more than 2 million[1] journeys will be made on Easter Monday.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has warned of hea…

Boy, seven, killed in M4 lorry crash in South Gloucestershire

Two air ambulances were scrambled to the westbound carriageway between junction 18 (Tormarton) and junction 19 (Bristol) at 1pm on Tuesday, March 26.
The serious collision involved a fully loaded lorry transporting hay bales and a small car – with five…

Boy, 7, killed in M4 crash after car struck by lorry from behind

A seven-year-old boy has been killed in a horror crash on the M4.
Two air ambulances were scrambled to the westbound carriageway between junctions 18 and 19, east of Bristol, at 1pm yesterday (Tuesday, 26 March).
The serious collision involved a fully …

Boy, 7, dies after lorry and VW Polo crash on the M4

A young boy died in a crash on the M4 yesterday (March 27). Police confirmed that a seven-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision between a Scania lorry and a VW Polo on the westbound carriageway.
Officers were called at around 1…

Boy, 7, dies in M4 car and lorry crash near Bristol

A seven-year-old boy died at the scene of a crash on the M4 yesterday (March 26), police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to a collision between a Scania lorry that was carrying hay bales and a VW Polo at around 1pm.
The crash took place …

Child dies after M4 crash between car and lorry

A seven-year-old boy has died after a crash on a motorway on Tuesday, police have confirmed.Avon and Somerset Police said the collision happened on the M4 between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for Bristol, at about 13:00 GMT on 26 March.A Volksw…

Person dies in car and lorry crash on M4

A person died following a crash between a car and a lorry on the M4. Emergency services were called to the collision between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for Bristol at around 1pm this afternoon (March 26).
The motorway was closed in both direc…