M4 crash Westbound

Crash on the M4 at Westbound on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 18:46. Cleared at 20:01 after 1 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from Traffic Wales.

Status

Cleared 20:01 on 5 Nov 2026, after 1 h 15 min

Location

M4 Westbound

Reported as

Incident

Sources

Traffic Wales

Timeline

1. 18:36 Traffic Wales: collision
2. 19:31 Traffic Wales: now says incident, “Now clear : Westbound : J32 Coryton to J33 Capel Llanilltern”
3. 19:36 Traffic Wales no longer reports it
4. 19:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 19:56 Traffic Wales: incident (reported again)
6. 20:01 Traffic Wales no longer reports it
7. 20:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M4 : Now clear : Westbound : J32 Coryton to J33 Capel Llanilltern

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 crash Westbound18:51 · cleared after 45 min
• M4 crash J4 eastbound17:39 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M4 crash J13–J1416:40 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M4 crash Westbound16:01 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M4 crash Westbound13:51 · cleared after 4 h 20 min
• M4 crash J8–J10 westbound11:52 · cleared after 1 h 58 min
• M4 crash J19–J20 westbound06:54 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 westbound04:54 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M4 stopped traffic J19yesterday 21:04 · cleared after 55 min
• M4 crash J13–J12 eastboundyesterday 08:39 · cleared after 52 min

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