{"id":95209,"date":"2025-05-12T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/95209\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:30:09","slug":"m4-traffic-live-major-crash-closes-entire-motorway-as-police-beg-driv-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/95209\/","title":{"rendered":"M4 traffic LIVE: Major crash closes entire motorway as police beg driv | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

M4 traffic is building and drivers are being urged after a crash in south Wales. Police have closed off the major motorway at junction 48 and the Pont Abraham roundabout in Carmarthenshire after a horsebox overturned.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Poyws Police said: \u201cThe road is currently closed due to a collision. Please avoid the area and find alternative routes for your journey.\u201d Traffic monitoring service Inrix posted: \u201cAll traffic being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to overturned horse box on M4 in both directions from J48 A4138 Pontardulais Road (Hendy \/ Llanelli) to A48 (Pont Abraham Roundabout). Since just before 10:40. On the Westbound side, eastbound now also stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n

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