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| M4 near Bristol closed by fatal lorry crash | M4 near Bristol closed by fatal lorry crash |
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| Part of the M4 near Bristol is likely to be closed for most of the day after a lorry driver died in a crash. | |
| The road was closed after the crash close to roadworks near the Almondsbury Interchange. | |
| Police said the crash involved two lorries and that one person had died. They added the eastbound carriageway would be closed for much of the day. | |
| Earlier, two men were killed in a car crash on the M1 near Watford, Hertfordshire. | Earlier, two men were killed in a car crash on the M1 near Watford, Hertfordshire. |
| The driver and a passenger, aged 22 and 24 and from London, in a BMW were killed in the crash with another BMW shortly after 02:30 GMT between junctions four and five. | |
| 'Serious injuries' | 'Serious injuries' |
| The southbound carriageway of the M1 is still closed but the northbound carriageway has reopened. | The southbound carriageway of the M1 is still closed but the northbound carriageway has reopened. |
| Another two men in the car were taken to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London. | Another two men in the car were taken to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London. |
| A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said they had suffered "serious injuries" and an investigation was under way into the cause. | A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said they had suffered "serious injuries" and an investigation was under way into the cause. |
| In Bristol, Great Western Ambulance said the lorry driver was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| Long tailbacks | |
| Traffic was queuing back as far as the toll booths on the Welsh side of the Second Severn Crossing. | |
| A later car fire on the M4 close to the junction for the M32 also caused delays for westbound motorists. | A later car fire on the M4 close to the junction for the M32 also caused delays for westbound motorists. |
| Jill Risdale from the Highways Agency said there were "long tailbacks" in the area. | |
| She added that alternative routes such as the M48 Old Severn Bridge were slow because traffic could not rejoin the M4. | |
| She said motorists should "avoid the area completely at the moment". |