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Brynglas, Newport: Accident closes eastbound tunnel Brynglas tunnel, Newport, eastbound reopens after crash
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The M4 has been closed eastbound at the Brynglas tunnel at Newport after a single vehicle accident between junctions 26 and 25 during Thursday morning's rush hour. The M4 has reopened at the Brynglas tunnel at Newport after a single vehicle accident between junctions 26 and 25 closed it during Thursday morning's rush hour.
Emergency services are at the collision in lane two while traffic in the tunnel is in the process of being released. As emergency services dealt with the incident traffic trapped in the tunnel was being released.
The accident was just after the tunnel, with congestion reported to J28.The accident was just after the tunnel, with congestion reported to J28.
Motorists are advised to leave the motorway at J28 to use the A48 southern distributor road south of Newport. The busy Brynglas tunnel is a key section of the road network in south Wales.
It has been the scene of a number of previous accidents leading to major traffic holdups in recent years.