Bank holiday traffic chaos outside Heathrow Airport as M4 brought to standstill
Bank holiday traffic chaos outside Heathrow Airport as boy, ten, is rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition following serious crash on M4
Ten-year-old boy taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, police have saidThe busy motorway has been closed in both directions following the collisionStranded motorists are pictured standing outside vehicles as traffic stoppedHighways England has warned of hour-long delays after air ambulance landed
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The M4 has been brought to a standstill outside Heathrow Airport after a ten-year-old boy was rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition following a serious crash.
Stranded motorists have been pictured stood outside their vehicles as the motorway has been closed in both directions following a ‘multi-vehicle collision’ on the eastbound carriageway between J3 and J4 shortly before 2pm.
Highways England has warned of hour-long delays as diversions are put in place around the busy airport.
A statement says: ‘There are severe delays of 60 minutes on The M4 eastbound in Greater London between J4 and J3 (near Heathrow Airport) due to a multi vehicle collision which has resulted in the eastbound carriageway being closed.
‘Emergency services are in attendance including National Highways Traffic Officers.
‘At present westbound is also blocked to allow the air ambulance to land and currently has delays of 30 minutes.’
An air ambulance landing at the scene of the serious crash that has brought the M4 to a standstill today
Stranded motorists have left their cars as an air ambulance attends the scene of a serious crash on the M4
Both sides of the busy motorway have been closed while emergency services deal with the incident
It also warns road users to use a diversion route that has been put in place and to ‘re-route or even delay your journey’.
The incident has also caused delays to stretch back onto the M25 for those travelling eastbound.
Pictures from the scene show at least four ambulances in attendance, along with firefighters, police and Highways England officers.
The Highways England diversion route says: ‘Road users are advised to follow the solid circle diversion symbol on road signs.
‘Exit the M4 at J4 and take the third exit onto the M4 Heathrow Spur road. At the roundabout take the first exit onto the A4 slip road and join the A4 Bath Road.
‘At next roundabout take the first exit onto A312. Re-join the M4 at J3.’
‘If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.’
