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M4 crash: Driver killed as lorry overturns | M4 crash: Driver killed as lorry overturns |
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A 49-year-old lorry driver has died after his vehicle overturned on the M4 near Reading. | 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. | 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. The road is not expected to reopen until midnight. | |
The family of the lorry driver, who was from Essex, have been informed. | 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 have advised people to avoid the M4. | |
Drivers 'abandoned cars' | Drivers 'abandoned cars' |
Highways England said work was ongoing to repair "significant damage" to the carriageway. | Highways England said work was ongoing to repair "significant damage" to the carriageway. |
Two lanes are open westbound but traffic continues to move slowly. | 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." |
Motorist Emily Bevan said she was stuck on the motorway for seven hours and missed a day's work. | |
She said motorists had been given "very little information", adding: "There wasn't really anything on the matrix signs before I joined the motorway." |