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| Major tailbacks after M4 accident | Major tailbacks after M4 accident |
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| A four-vehicle collision has caused major tailbacks on a motorway in Berkshire. | A four-vehicle collision has caused major tailbacks on a motorway in Berkshire. |
| Two lanes have been closed on the M4 London-bound between junction 6 for Slough and junction 5 for Langley. | Two lanes have been closed on the M4 London-bound between junction 6 for Slough and junction 5 for Langley. |
| Police said a lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa collided just before 0700 GMT before two other cars also crashed. Minor injuries have been reported. | Police said a lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa collided just before 0700 GMT before two other cars also crashed. Minor injuries have been reported. |
| Tailbacks have been reported back to junction 8 and 9. A car is also on fire on the hard shoulder at junction 7. | |
| 'Oil and diesel' | 'Oil and diesel' |
| Drivers are being advised to avoid the area. | Drivers are being advised to avoid the area. |
| A Highways Agency spokesman said: "The vehicles are all on the hard shoulder. | A Highways Agency spokesman said: "The vehicles are all on the hard shoulder. |
| "We've just started releasing traffic on one lane but there is oil and diesel on the carriageway which we are trying to clean up now. | "We've just started releasing traffic on one lane but there is oil and diesel on the carriageway which we are trying to clean up now. |
| "We've got people on the way to do this and and this will be done as soon as possible." | "We've got people on the way to do this and and this will be done as soon as possible." |
| He believed the carriageway would be fully reopened by 0840 GMT. | He believed the carriageway would be fully reopened by 0840 GMT. |