{"id":2657,"date":"2014-03-04T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2014-03-04T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T11:14:30","slug":"horses-run-free-on-m4-westbound-following-serious-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/04\/horses-run-free-on-m4-westbound-following-serious-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses run free on M4 Westbound following serious collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2662\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/M4_westbound_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_190681.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2662\" alt=\"The accident left the M4 Wesatbound closed between junction 36-37 Image: Sarah Loxton\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/M4_westbound_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_190681.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2662\" alt=\"The accident left the M4 Wesatbound closed between junction 36-37 Image: Sarah Loxton\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/M4_westbound_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_190681.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The accident left the M4 Westbound closed between junction 36-37<br \/>Image: Sarah Loxton<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTwo horses ran free on the M4 Westbound yesterday after a serious accident involving a horsebox left five people in hospital and one person trapped.<br \/>\nThe accident occurred at 9pm when a red Nissan Terrano towing a horsebox collided with a grey Vauxhall Insignia also travelling westbound.<br \/>\nThe horsebox became detached and both vehicles suffered extensive damage, with the Terrano flipping over onto its roof and the Insignia crashing off the road entirely.<br \/>\nThe M4 Westbound was closed between junction 36 and 37 as five fire engines attended the scene to cut free one trapped passenger.<br \/>\nPolice soon received reports that the horses which remained unhurt had escaped and were running loose in the westbound lane, causing a further accident.<br \/>\nThey were secured in less than an hour by emergency staff.<br \/>\nFive people were taken to Morriston, Princess of Wales Hospital, one woman with serious injuries.<br \/>\nSouth Wales Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to contact them on 101.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two horses ran free on the M4 Westbound yesterday after a serious accident involving a horsebox left five people in hospital and one person trapped. 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