Overview
- National Highways implemented a full eastbound closure between Theale (J12) and Three Mile Cross (J11) after an oil spillage from a crash just after 8pm.
- Emergency services attended the collision and a casualty was taken away by ambulance, with no further details released on their condition.
- Drivers are being directed off at J12 and through Reading via the A4, A4155, Rose Kiln Lane and the A33 to rejoin at J11.
- Local roads in Reading are heavily congested and motorists face long delays, with queuing traffic reported on the M4 and through the diversion route.
- GB News and AA reports indicate the road briefly reopened before lanes three and four were shut again for repairs, and delays are expected to continue.