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Crash involving coach and cars closes M4 around Newport | Crash involving coach and cars closes M4 around Newport |
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The M4 is closed between junctions 24 and 28 in Newport following a collision involving a coach, lorry and several cars. | |
Emergency services are dealing with the incident at junction 25 (Caerleon), where fuel and debris has spilled across both carriageways. | |
Gwent Police said the driver of the coach was injured along with one other passenger. | |
Both carriageways have been shut to allow the air ambulance to land. | |
Early indications suggest the coach, which was travelling eastbound, was carrying 57 students from abroad. | |
Newport City Council is setting up a rest centre to cater for them. |