Royal Wootton Bassett

M4 J16 labelled ‘more confusing than Magic Roundabout’

Residents of Royal Wootton Bassett travelling from Swindon back to their home town have become accustomed to the junction 16 roundabout which connects Swindon to the M4.
For those who have lived in Bassett their whole lives, it makes sense to join the …

Hitch-hiker died after walking onto M4 motorway near Swindon

Robert Tomasz Blaszczyk took the bus back from a relative’s celebration in Calne on Saturday, December 9, 2023.
An inquest held at Swindon and Wiltshire Coroners Court on Friday heard that before arriving at his Walcot address, the 54-year-old walked i…

M4 crash near Swindon sees four injured as road closed

Emergency services, including both police and an air ambulance, rushed to the westbound carriageway of the motorway near Royal Wotton Bassett, shortly before noon on Saturday, March 9.
Police say a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree, causin…

M4 crash: Man dies after being hit by vehicles in Wiltshire

A man died after being hit by vehicles on the M4 in Wiltshire[1] yesterday evening (December 9). Wiltshire Police[2] said the pedestrian, aged in his 50s, entered the motorway on the eastbound carriageway on foot before being struck at around 6.30pm.
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Man killed in M4 incident that closed motorway for 17 hours

A man has died after being struck by multiple vehicles on the M4 in Wiltshire. The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Saturday[1] (December 9) and caused a full motorway closure until around 11.30am on Sunday.
Wiltshire police said they had received…

Man dies after being hit by vehicles on M4

A man died after being hit by vehicles on the M4 yesterday (December 9). The motorway was closed between junction 16 and junction 15[1], in Wiltshire, following the fatal crash.
Wiltshire Police were called to reports of a pedestrian in the carriageway…

Live: M4 closed by ‘serious crash’ in Wiltshire

A stretch of the M4 is closed following a ‘serious crash’ in Wiltshire this evening (December 9). Wiltshire Police say the motorway is likely to remain closed for the “foreseeable future”.
The crash took place heading eastbound between junction 16 for …

Man arrested for ‘pulling woman to the ground’ from car

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…