Crane driver killed after his vehicle collided with tanker and a car on the M4 outside Cardiff leading to traffic chaos after ten-mile stretch was closed 

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A man has died after the crane he was driving collided with a tanker on the M4, police said.

The 50-year-old driver of a Kato crane suffered fatal injuries as his vehicle left the road following the crash, in which the tanker also collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso and the central reservation.

A 46-year-old man, the driver of the Mercedes tanker, was unhurt and has been arrested, while the woman driver of the Citroen was taken to hospital for treatment before being released.

A ten-mile section of the M4 motorway in south Wales has been closed off tonight after a serious crash involving a tanker and several vehicles

Motorists stuck in the ensuing queues said they saw lots of emergency crews en route to the crash

Motorists faced long delays after the M4 was shut following the crash at 5.45pm on the westbound carriageway between junctions 32 and 33 of the motorway near Cardiff, south Wales.

The westbound carriageway was closed until the early hours of the morning, while one lane was shut on the eastbound side for several hours. Police said the road reopened at about 1am.

The alarm was raised at around 5.50pm - and has seen the westbound carriageway of the M4 closed near Cardiff and one lane closed on the eastbound side. Motorists have reported long tailbacks

South Wales Police has advised motorists to steer clear of the M4 after closing the road between junctions 30 and 33

Concerned: Motorists stuck in the ensuing queues said they saw lots of emergency crews en route to the crash

Drivers stuck in the ensuing queues said they saw lots of emergency crews on their way to the crash site.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said it sent two rapid rapid response vehicles, one ambulance and a doctor. But an air ambulance could not be called in due to poor weather conditions.

South Wales Police is appealing for witnesses via 101, reference Occurrence 1500407145.