M4 traffic RECAP: Serious crash and 'spillage' with 60min delays and 6 mile queues
Motorway traffic footage shows vehicles at a complete standstill.
Drivers on a busy stretch of the M4 are facing traffic chaos this evening after a crash and "spillage" sparked huge delays. Three lanes of four are closed on the westbound carriageway in Berkshire between junctions 10 and 11.
The crash has resulted in a "significant spillage" on the motorway. Recovery vehicles have rushed to the scene. National Highways wrote on X: "Lanes 1, 2 and 3 (of 4) remain closed on the #M4 westbound in #Berkshire between J10-J11 due to a collision. Recovery is on scene for the vehicles. There is also a significant spillage which is being treated. Current delays of 60 minutes on approach, with 6 miles of congestion."
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Vehicle recovery completed
In an update on X, National Highways said: "Vehicle recovery is now completed. Service providers are on scene dealing with the oil spillage."
All about M4
The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is the third-longest motorway in the United Kingdom, running from west London to southwest Wales.
Recovery team on the scene
National Highways said recovery is on scene for the vehicles.
It added: "There is also a significant spillage which is being treated."
How long is the delay?
Motorists are currently facing a delay of 60 minutes, National Highways warned.
What do we know so far?
Three of the four lanes are closed on the M4 westbound in Berkshire between J10-J11 due to a collision.
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