A section of the M4 was closed for more than six hours due to a police incident on an overbridge in Swindon today (March 18). The road was closed between J15 and J16 at 2pm, and it did not reopen until 8.30pm.
Many drivers were stuck in stationary traffic queues, while there were severe delays in the area. But Wiltshire police wrote on Twitter at 7.09pm that the road would reopen as the incident had been resolved. The force wrote: "The incident on the overbridge near Swindon has now been brought to a safe conclusion.
"We are working alongside Highways to now safely and swiftly reopen the M4. Thank you for your patience while the incident was dealt with."
