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Twelve vehicles in M4 accidents in Neath Port Talbot | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A two-lane stretch of the M4 in Neath Port Talbot was brought to a standstill during the morning rush hour, after a series of crashes involving 12 vehicles. | |
Both lanes of the motorway's westbound section between Baglan and Fabian Way in Swansea were blocked after the incidents just before 08:00 GMT on Thursday. | Both lanes of the motorway's westbound section between Baglan and Fabian Way in Swansea were blocked after the incidents just before 08:00 GMT on Thursday. |
One accident involved six vehicles. | One accident involved six vehicles. |
It led to long tailbacks stretching to junction 37 at Pyle. | It led to long tailbacks stretching to junction 37 at Pyle. |
The first incident at 07:50 GMT involved four cars close to the junction 41 turn-off for Swansea's Fabian Way. | |
One car blocked the fast lane of the two-lane section, leading to major congestion westbound. | |
Further crash | |
Shortly afterwards, a six-vehicle collision nearby brought traffic to a complete standstill. | |
As traffic officers dealt with both incidents, a further crash happened involving two cars. | |
"There have been no serious casualties and officers are still at the scene," a police spokesman said. | |
All vehicles were cleared from the carriageways shortly after 09:00 GMT, and cameras show traffic has now returned to normal in the area. | |
An earlier incident heading into Cardiff has also been cleared. | |
The incident on the A4232 Ely link road, southbound between Culverhouse Cross and Leckwith, led to traffic queuing both ways at the M4 slip-road at junction 33, Cardiff West. |