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M4 crash: Driver killed as lorry overturns | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A 49-year-old lorry driver has died after his vehicle overturned on the M4 near Reading. | |
Police have closed the motorway eastbound between junction 13 and 11 and one lane is shut on the westbound side of the carriageway. | |
The eastbound closures have caused seven miles of tailbacks. | The eastbound closures have caused seven miles of tailbacks. |
The lorry, which crashed at about 04:50 BST, went through the central reservation. Police do not expect the road to reopen until midnight. | |
The family of the lorry driver, who was from Essex, have been informed. | |
Thames Valley Police said the road closure will cause further disruption across the area, and has advised people to avoid the M4. | Thames Valley Police said the road closure will cause further disruption across the area, and has advised people to avoid the M4. |
Drivers 'abandoned cars' | |
Highways England said work was ongoing to repair "significant damage" to the carriageway. | |
Two lanes are open westbound but traffic continues to move slowly. | |
The closure caused severe delays around Berkshire, with some drivers abandoning their cars. | The closure caused severe delays around Berkshire, with some drivers abandoning their cars. |
Yvonne Hillier was doing the school run in Tilehurst, but after sitting in traffic for two hours she chose to leave her car at a supermarket car park and walk home. | Yvonne Hillier was doing the school run in Tilehurst, but after sitting in traffic for two hours she chose to leave her car at a supermarket car park and walk home. |
She said: "It was incredibly stressful, the traffic was at a complete standstill with no sign of improving." | She said: "It was incredibly stressful, the traffic was at a complete standstill with no sign of improving." |