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Lorry carrying mobile home crash | |
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Two lanes of the motorway were closed after a crash involving a lorry carrying a mobile home. | |
There were reports that part of the mobile home was hanging off the back of the lorry following the incident half a mile east of junction 23, at Magor. | |
Traffic was slow as two lanes of the eastbound carriageway were closed so recovery work could be carried out. | |
Earlier, commuters in and out of Cardiff on a link road to the M4 faced long queues following an accident. | |
A car collided with the central reservation on the A4232, linking the M4 and Cardiff Bay. | A car collided with the central reservation on the A4232, linking the M4 and Cardiff Bay. |
The crash, in heavy rain, blocked both lanes on the inbound A4232 and brought long queues for traffic moving outbound via Culverhouse Cross. | The crash, in heavy rain, blocked both lanes on the inbound A4232 and brought long queues for traffic moving outbound via Culverhouse Cross. |
The condition of the driver is not known. Rescue crews were at the scene. The bypass has fully reopened. | The condition of the driver is not known. Rescue crews were at the scene. The bypass has fully reopened. |
The delays stretched back to and along the M4 and diversions were put in place. | The delays stretched back to and along the M4 and diversions were put in place. |
Mark Buckley, of the Traffic Wales Camera Centre, said the accident happened at about 0720 BST. | Mark Buckley, of the Traffic Wales Camera Centre, said the accident happened at about 0720 BST. |
He said: "The rain was so bad. The crash caused huge congestion, as it always does." | He said: "The rain was so bad. The crash caused huge congestion, as it always does." |