M4 closed as firefighters ‘en route’ to blaze involving vehicle transporter

UPDATE 8.30AM: The road has reopened past the scene – delays remain.

The M4 has been closed westbound following a blaze involving a vehicle transporter.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) announced this morning they were ‘en route’ to the incident between junctions 17 and 18.

A spokesperson for the service said: “Crews from Chippenham, Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett are currently on route to a fire involving a large vehicle on the M4 westbound between J17 to 18. The road has been closed.”

National Highways has confirmed the westbound carriageway has been closed.

A spokesperson said: “Traffic has been STOPPED on the M4 westbound in Wiltshire between J17 (for Cirencester) and J18 (for Bath) due to a vehicle transporter which has caught fire.

“[DWFRS] are en-route to scene. Congestion is building on approach.”