M4 Hungerford closure: Van driver has life-threatening injuries
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The two-vehicle crash happened on the M4 between junction 14 Hungerford and 15 for Swindon
A van driver has suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash that shut a stretch of the M4.
The crash, westbound between junction 14 Hungerford and 15 for Swindon, involved a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and a lorry at about 04:15 GMT.
Police said the van driver, a man in his 30s, had been taken to hospital and his next of kin had been informed.
Traffic was being diverted off the motorway at junction 14 to join the A338 southbound.
The carriageway was fully reopened at about 16:00, according to National Highways.
Thames Valley Police has urged witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
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