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| Pictures show M4 crash aftermath | |
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| Police have released pictures of the M4 following a crash which caused six-mile tailbacks in south Wales on Tuesday. | |
| The aerial shots, as well as one at ground level, show how debris from an overturned lorry closed both carriageways for almost five hours. | |
| The collision at 1410 GMT between a car and a lorry was between junction 29 at Castleton and junction 30, between Newport and Cardiff. | |
| Both the male lorry driver and female car driver were taken to hospital. | |
| Police said their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. | |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they freed the woman using hydraulic equipment and heavy lifting bags before being taken to hospital by ambulance with severe and numerous injuries. | |
| The accident happened on the westbound carriageway. There was damage to the central reservation and road surface. | |
| The motorway was reopened just after 1900 GMT following the removal of both the car and lorry, and a safety inspection. | The motorway was reopened just after 1900 GMT following the removal of both the car and lorry, and a safety inspection. |
| Further delays were caused after one lane of the M4 eastbound was blocked by a broken down lorry between junctions 32 at Coryton and 30 at Cardiff Gate. | |