A 41-year-old man has died in a crash that shut both directions of the M4 for more than eight hours. Police said that the driver of a black Audi A3 died after the crash, that happened at around 9.20pm on Monday (March 21) on the eastbound carriageway between junction 35 Pencoed and junction 34 Miskin.
A statement from South Wales Police on Tuesday said: "The collision involved a black Audi A3. The driver of the Audi, a 41 year-old man from Llanishen, was pronounced dead at the scene."
The statement added: "The M4 junction 35-34 in both directions were closed for a number of hours and those affected are thanked for their understanding." Traffic Wales said that further investigations were being carried out at the scene on Tuesday morning.
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It was the second accident on the M4 yesterday. Two people were in hospital after a crash near Porthcawl on Monday afternoon. You can see live updates from that crash here.
Officers are now appealing for information or any witnesses to get in touch. Anyone with mobile footage or dash cam footage of the incident, to contact us by one of the following means quoting 2200093660.
You can contact police here, send a private message on Facebook/Twitter, email SWP101@south-wales.police.uk, or phone 101.
