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| One dies in head-on M4 collision | One dies in head-on M4 collision |
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| One person has died and four others have been injured, one seriously, in a head-on crash on the M4 in south Wales after a car drove the wrong direction. | One person has died and four others have been injured, one seriously, in a head-on crash on the M4 in south Wales after a car drove the wrong direction. |
| An eye-witness told BBC News how she had to pull into the inside lane when she saw a "battered Ford Escort" heading toward her in the outside lane. | An eye-witness told BBC News how she had to pull into the inside lane when she saw a "battered Ford Escort" heading toward her in the outside lane. |
| It brought traffic chaos, with the motorway shut both ways at Port Talbot. | It brought traffic chaos, with the motorway shut both ways at Port Talbot. |
| It came 12 days after five people died in another head-on M4 crash, when a car was driven the wrong way near Newport. | It came 12 days after five people died in another head-on M4 crash, when a car was driven the wrong way near Newport. |
| The eye-witness, a 23-year-old women, was driving from Carmarthen to Cardiff when she saw the car heading towards her. | The eye-witness, a 23-year-old women, was driving from Carmarthen to Cardiff when she saw the car heading towards her. |
| The woman, who did not want to be identified, said: "All the cars in front of me, and myself, pulled into the slow lane at the same time. | The woman, who did not want to be identified, said: "All the cars in front of me, and myself, pulled into the slow lane at the same time. |
| "I couldn't see his face very clearly, but I'm guessing he was in his late 20s or early 30s. | "I couldn't see his face very clearly, but I'm guessing he was in his late 20s or early 30s. |
| He wasn't driving erratically, he was driving in a straight line, with a purpose Eye-witness | |
| "He wasn't driving erratically, he was driving in a straight line, with a purpose. | "He wasn't driving erratically, he was driving in a straight line, with a purpose. |
| "He was very tidy about it, that's what shocked me." | "He was very tidy about it, that's what shocked me." |
| "If he had been in the middle lane..." she added. | "If he had been in the middle lane..." she added. |
| South Wales Police were alerted to the latest incident at 1650 BST, as Wales were playing Fiji in the Rugby World Cup. | South Wales Police were alerted to the latest incident at 1650 BST, as Wales were playing Fiji in the Rugby World Cup. |
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| "It was just lucky it was match time because [the road] was pretty empty, thank God," the witness added. | "It was just lucky it was match time because [the road] was pretty empty, thank God," the witness added. |
| The ambulance service said it attended a head-on collision between two vehicles. | The ambulance service said it attended a head-on collision between two vehicles. |
| Crews attended to five casualties, with three taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. | Crews attended to five casualties, with three taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. |
| The car went on to the motorway after driving the wrong way up an exit road. | The car went on to the motorway after driving the wrong way up an exit road. |
| The ambulance service said a helicopter, four ambulances and an ambulance car were at the scene. | The ambulance service said a helicopter, four ambulances and an ambulance car were at the scene. |
| The westbound side of the M4 was reopened at 1850 BST. | The westbound side of the M4 was reopened at 1850 BST. |
| In the earlier crash, in the early hours of Monday, 17 September, Bridget and James Stafford, an elderly couple from Surrey, died when their Volvo was hit by a Ford Mondeo containing four young men. | In the earlier crash, in the early hours of Monday, 17 September, Bridget and James Stafford, an elderly couple from Surrey, died when their Volvo was hit by a Ford Mondeo containing four young men. |
| It happened about 40 miles east of Port Talbot, at Newport. | It happened about 40 miles east of Port Talbot, at Newport. |
| Three of the men in the car Christopher Beresford, 18, Lee Maggs, 26, and Sam Case, 19, all from Newport, died. | Three of the men in the car Christopher Beresford, 18, Lee Maggs, 26, and Sam Case, 19, all from Newport, died. |
| The Mondeo had been travelling west on the eastbound side of the motorway after it had earlier been pursued by Gwent Police. Police had stopped pursuing it when it drove onto the M4. | The Mondeo had been travelling west on the eastbound side of the motorway after it had earlier been pursued by Gwent Police. Police had stopped pursuing it when it drove onto the M4. |
| That crash is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | That crash is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |