A child has died and several passengers have sustained serious injuries after a minibus overturned in a devastating single-vehicle crash on the M4 motorway in Berkshire this afternoon.

The crash happened around 2:40pm on Sunday, May 11, between junctions 11 (Reading) and 10 (Wokingham) on the eastbound carriageway. Both directions of the motorway remain closed to allow emergency services to respond.

Massive Emergency Response

Six ambulances, five critical care units, air ambulances, and multiple police and fire crews descended on the scene as the scale of the incident became clear.
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