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M4 closed after motorcycle crash M4 westbound closed after crash
(about 1 hour later)
The M4 motorway has been closed both ways near Newport following a crash involving a motorcyclist. One lane remains closed on the M4 motorway near Newport following a crash involving a motorcyclist.
Police and fire crews are at the scene of the accident which happened at around 1440 GMT on Sunday.Police and fire crews are at the scene of the accident which happened at around 1440 GMT on Sunday.
Initially the westbound carriageway was closed between junction 27 at High Cross and junction 28 Tredegar Park. The westbound carriageway was closed between junction 27 at High Cross and junction 28 Tredegar Park.
Gwent Police later confirmed the motorway was closed in both directions. An ambulance is at the scene with fire crews from Malpas and Duffryn. The eastbound carriageway was also closed for a time but has since reopened. Congestion on the westbound carriageway goes back to junction 25.
An ambulance is at the scene with two fire crews.