Woman injured in M4 crash that closed motorway in Wiltshire

Woman injured in M4 crash that closed motorway in Wiltshire View Image

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