03.11.2015

Crane driver killed in motorway crash

A 50 year old driver of a Kato crane suffered fatal injuries after a collision with a tanker and a car on the M4 motorway near Cardiff, South Wales at 5.45pm yesterday evening. The crane left the road following the collision with the tanker which then also collided with a car and the central reservation.

The driver of the Mercedes tanker was unhurt and has been arrested and the woman driver of the Citroen car was taken to hospital for treatment before being released.

Motorists faced long delays after the M4 was shut for eight hours on the westbound carriageway between junctions 32 and 33 of the motorway.
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The scene shortly after the crash

Details about the crane and driver are still sketchy but we will update when more is known. South Wales Police is appealing for witnesses to the collision or the manner of driving of the Mercedes HGV tanker prior to the collision to contact them on 101.