Firefighters free casualty from car after crash on the M4 near Chippenham

Credit: Westlea Fire Station

A casualty’s been rescued by firefighters following a crash on the M4 early this morning.

The westbound carriageway – between junction 16 and junction 17 – was closed for a number of hours while emergency services dealt with the two-vechile collision at around 1am.

One person was trapped in a car, and needed to be extricated by fire crews.

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Firefighters from Swindon, Westlea and Royal Wootton Bassett attended the incident.

No one’s thought to have suffered any serious injuries; the road reopened at around 3am.

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