Police update after crash closed M4 near Cardiff

Need to knowA man has been arrested and charged following the incident13:41, 08 Aug 2026Emergency services at the scene of a crash on the M4 near Cardiff on Friday evening (Image: walesonline)Police have issued an update after a crash closed a section of the M4 near Cardiff.Emergency services were called to the scene between junctions 32 and 33 of the westbound carriageway on Friday evening due to what an eyewitness described as a "really bad accident".The westbound carriageway was shut as police dealt with the incident, with traffic building for miles around.South Wales Police confirmed on Saturday morning that nobody was injured in the crash, and that a man has been arrested and subsequently charged on suspicion of drink driving.A spokeswoman for the force said: "We received several repo