Woman dies and nine injured in horror M4 crash as motorway shut ‘for most the day' with cops launching urgent hunt
A WOMAN has died in a car crash that hospitalised nine other people last night.
The fatal crash happened on the M4 between junctions 16 and 17, just before 11.30pm last night.
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A womanin her 40s sadly died at the scene, and another woman in her 70s was seriously injured
Five other people in the car had minor injuries.
There were also three people travelling in the second car who were hurt and were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Wiltshire Police's Serious Collision Team are at the scene carrying out an investigation into what happened.
The motorway is likely to be closed westbound for most of the day, likely causing disruption for a large number of people.
Cops received reports that a white vehicle may have been involved and left the scene.
Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have dashcam footage are asked to contact the serious collision investigation team on 01225 694597, quoting log number 399.
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