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| Three injured as lorry overturns | Three injured as lorry overturns |
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| Three people have been injured after a lorry crossed the safety barrier on the M4, overturned and shed its load on to the roof of a car in the rush hour. | Three people have been injured after a lorry crossed the safety barrier on the M4, overturned and shed its load on to the roof of a car in the rush hour. |
| The lorry was in collision with four cars between junction 37 at Pyle near Bridgend and junction 38 at Margam. | The lorry was in collision with four cars between junction 37 at Pyle near Bridgend and junction 38 at Margam. |
| The injured were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries. | The injured were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries. |
| The crash led to the closure of the westbound side of the M4 for about five hours while one lane was also shut eastbound for a period. | The crash led to the closure of the westbound side of the M4 for about five hours while one lane was also shut eastbound for a period. |
| At one point queues on the westbound carriageway stretched back to Port Talbot and South Wales Police urged drivers to avoid the route if possible. | At one point queues on the westbound carriageway stretched back to Port Talbot and South Wales Police urged drivers to avoid the route if possible. |
| The lorry has been now removed from the road, officers said. | The lorry has been now removed from the road, officers said. |
| Emergency services were called to the incident at 0740 GMT.Traffic queues on the M4 near Bridgend after the lorry overturned | |
| Three appliances and two rescue tenders from South Wales Fire Service as well as a pump from Mid and West Wales Fire Service went to the scene. | Three appliances and two rescue tenders from South Wales Fire Service as well as a pump from Mid and West Wales Fire Service went to the scene. |
| The lorry ended up on its side and shed its load, with the debris blocking one lane of the eastbound carriageway. | The lorry ended up on its side and shed its load, with the debris blocking one lane of the eastbound carriageway. |
| Traffic was queuing in both directions, with vehicles diverted on to the A48. | Traffic was queuing in both directions, with vehicles diverted on to the A48. |
| Firefighters said nobody had been trapped in their vehicles. | Firefighters said nobody had been trapped in their vehicles. |
| Police were helping vehicles by getting them to avoid junction 37 and asking anyone planning on using the route to avoid it. | Police were helping vehicles by getting them to avoid junction 37 and asking anyone planning on using the route to avoid it. |