M4 reopens on Berks-Wilts border after 12 hour closure due to collision

One man dies in crash near Membury services

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 20th Dec 2021

Police say a 27-year-old man has died in a two-car collision on the M4 near the border with Berkshire and Wiltshire.

The crash happened late last night and the motorway was closed westbound between junction 14 at Hungerford and 15 at Swindon east for around 12 hours.

Shortly after 11pm, we responded to reports of the collision involving a Toyota Corolla and a Ford Fiesta on the westbound carriageway between Membury Services and Junction 15.

A 27-year-old man from the Cirencester area, who was the driver of the Toyota, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford was taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries, which are not described as serious or life-threatening at this stage.

If you have any information regarding the collision, including if you saw the vehicles involved earlier in the evening or have dash cam footage that could be useful to officers in this investigation, please call 101 and quote log number 298 of yesterday’s date (19/12/21) or email rich.hatch@wiltshire.police.uk or jasmin.windsor-hichens@wiltshire.police.uk.

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