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Jonathon Hill

Man dies following incident on M4 in Cardiff

A man has died following an incident on the M4 in Cardiff in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred at around 4.22am on July 3 at junction 30 of the M4 at Cardiff Gate.

Emergency services including the police were called to the scene immediately and the road was closed for investigation work to be carried out. It reopened at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

The incident, coupled with a crash near Newport on Sunday, caused heavy traffic for motorists including one and a half miles of congestion to the Cardiff Gate junction. You can stay updated with the traffic situation in Cardiff and Newport this afternoon here.

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A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said the force was grateful for people's "patience and understanding". They said the man's family have been informed of his death and enquiries are ongoing.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called to an incident near junction 30 of the M4 earlier today, with multiple resources sent to the scene.”

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