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| 10-mile tailback after M4 crash | 10-mile tailback after M4 crash |
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| Police are warning motorists to avoid the M4 after a man died when a lorry crashed between High Cross and Malpas at Newport. | Police are warning motorists to avoid the M4 after a man died when a lorry crashed between High Cross and Malpas at Newport. |
| Traffic jams of 10 miles eastbound and five miles westbound have been reported on Thursday morning. | |
| The motorway was shut in both directions between Tredegar Park at J28 and Coldra at J24. | |
| Traffic is being diverted onto the A48 Southern Distributor Road, and knock-on delays are occurring across the region. | Traffic is being diverted onto the A48 Southern Distributor Road, and knock-on delays are occurring across the region. |
| The articulated vehicle overturned and collided with the central barrier at 0217 BST on Thursday. The incident happened between High Cross and Malpas but several junctions have been closed. | The articulated vehicle overturned and collided with the central barrier at 0217 BST on Thursday. The incident happened between High Cross and Malpas but several junctions have been closed. |
| I appreciate this causes an awful lot of difficulty but I ask drivers to bear with us Inspector Huw Watkins | I appreciate this causes an awful lot of difficulty but I ask drivers to bear with us Inspector Huw Watkins |
| Inspector Huw Watkins, from Gwent Police, said the vehicle had partially disintegrated during recovery and about 60m of the central reservation was demolished in the incident. | Inspector Huw Watkins, from Gwent Police, said the vehicle had partially disintegrated during recovery and about 60m of the central reservation was demolished in the incident. |
| The driver, a 55-year-old man from Hampshire was trapped in the cab, and subsequently died. It is not thought any other vehicle was involved, and an investigation is under way. | The driver, a 55-year-old man from Hampshire was trapped in the cab, and subsequently died. It is not thought any other vehicle was involved, and an investigation is under way. |
| "The vehicle is lying across both carriageways which regrettably has forced us to continue to close the motorway," said Inspector Watkins. | "The vehicle is lying across both carriageways which regrettably has forced us to continue to close the motorway," said Inspector Watkins. |
| "The reason it is closed for such a long stretch is the Southern Distributor gives us another route. | "The reason it is closed for such a long stretch is the Southern Distributor gives us another route. |
| "I appreciate this causes an awful lot of difficulty but I ask drivers to bear with us." | "I appreciate this causes an awful lot of difficulty but I ask drivers to bear with us." |
| It was estimated the road closures could continue until 1200 BST. | It was estimated the road closures could continue until 1200 BST. |