Driver hospitalised after motorway collision

A motorist was injured after a five-vehicle pile up at junction 13 of the M4 this morning (Thursday)

A MOTORIST was hospitalised after a five vehicle pile-up on the M4 near Newbury this morning (Thursday).

The incident, involving a truck and four cars, occurred at about 8.30am on the westbound exit slip road of the M4 at junction 13 (Chieveley).

The road was closed shortly after the incident, causing heavy traffic delays, but re-opened at 10.50am.

The injured driver, who has not been named, was in his forties and drove a silver Hyundai 130. He was airlifted to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, with suspected whiplash and broken ribs.

Thames valley Police spokesman Craig Evry said earlier this morning: "There was a collision between a truck and four cars on the slip road at junction 13 coming of the motorway on to the A34. It was a white Daf truck, a silver Hyundai 130, a grey Seat Leon, a blue Citroen Berlingo people carrier and a red Ford Fiesta."

He added: "Initially the slip road was closed and it looked like a man in his forties was seriously injured.

"The air ambulance has been deployed. The motorway was closed just before junction 13 at just after 9am, just to allow the air ambulance to land on the slip road.”

South Central Ambulance spokeswoman Ngosi Fakeye said four people had been injured but that initial reports had described them as "walking wounded."