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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Erik Olsson

Lorry carrying 20 tonnes of prosecco loses load in motorway crash

Smashed bottles of prosecco that caused disruption on the M4 (Thames Valley Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Smashed bottles of prosecco caused “major disruption” on the M4 after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of the Italian sparkling wine collided with another HGV, police said.

Boxes of prosecco spilled across the carriageway from one of the lorries on Monday morning, leaving “significant debris” and “smashed glass throughout”, while the other lorry had its empty container dislodged, Thames Valley Police’s roads policing team said on social media.

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