{"id":122251,"date":"2025-05-22T10:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122251\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:12:11","slug":"m4-crash-near-bristol-leaves-one-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122251\/","title":{"rendered":"M4 crash near Bristol leaves one in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It closed part of the motorway for three hours<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_1405.png\" alt=\"M4 traffic\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>M4 traffic(Image: National Highways )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A crash on the M4 yesterday (Wednesday, May 21) which caused hours of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/traffic-travel\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">traffic<\/a> chaos resulted in one person being sent to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A three vehicle crash was reported just after 5pm yesterday on the eastbound carriageway of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/m4-motorway\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">M4<\/a>, near Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The crash was located on junction 19, the entrance to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/m32-motorway\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">M32<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was reported by National Highways that the crash had involved five vehicles, including one electric vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, a spokesperson for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/avon-and-somerset-constabulary\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Avon and Somerset Police<\/a> said three vehicles were involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The incident was attended by the ambulance service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One person was taken to hospital, the extent of their injuries are not yet known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another person was seen by paramedics at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three lanes were initially closed as a result of the crash, but at 8pm the incident had cleared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: \u201cOfficers were called to a three-vehicle collision on the M4 eastbound carriageway at the junction with the M32 yesterday (Wednesday, May 21).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOne person was taken to hospital and another was seen by paramedics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThree out of four lanes were initially closed but have since reopened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">National Highways, at the time, described the recovery process as complex, due to the nature of the crash, and vehicles were being diverted via the slip roads around the crash in an &#8216;up and over closure&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There were delays of up to 60 minutes and tailbacks of four miles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It closed part of the motorway for three hoursM4 traffic(Image: National Highways ) A crash on the 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