Two motorways were shut on Saturday evening for several hours after human remains were found on the carriageway. Several drivers called police from 6.40pm to report "something in the road ...

Police are probing the mystery of human remains found on a stretch of the M4 near Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police believe the body is that of a man in his 40s, with his family having been informed.

The M4 has reopened in both directions after a body was found on the carriageway. Police were called to reports of something in the road between junction 20 (Almondsbury interchange) and junction ...

The discovery of a body has shut the M4 and the M48 this evening (February 22). The M4 is shut in both directions from J20 (Almondsbury Interchange) to J22 M49, while the M48 is shut in both ...

National Highways reported that traffic trapped on the M4 and M48 eastbound began to be released around midnight. The eastbound M4 reopened around 1.30am on Sunday, with the westbound closures ...

Several drivers reported a body on the carriageway between junctions 20 and 21 of the M4 - between Almondsbury and Awkley - at about 6.40pm this evening. Parts of the M4 and M48 motorways near Bristol ...

The M4 and M48 were closed in both directions on Saturday night following the discovery of "human remains". Avon and Somerset Police said they were called at 6.40pm after "a body was found on the ...

Parts of the M4 and M48 were fully closed near the bridges after a body was found on the road (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) Two major motorways were closed in both directions on Saturday after human ...

The M48 bridge, which has now reopened, was closed in both directions as a result of strong winds. As a result of diversions and an earlier accident, there were delays of up to 80 minutes on the ...