AN ACCIDENT on the eastbound M4 caused heavy tailbacks around Newport this morning.

One lane was been blocked due to a three-vehicle accident between Junction 24 A449 (Coldra) and Junction 23A A4810 (Magor Services).

The vehicles were moved on the hard shoulder, and the carriageway has now been cleared.

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said no injuries were reported as a result of the crash.

She said: "A three-vehicle road traffic collision took place around 6.35am on the M4 eastbound between Junction 24 and Junction 23A.

"No injuries were reported."

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Traffic was queued back to Junction 28 (Tredegar Park), and other routes, including the SDR, saw busier than usual traffic as commuters sought to avoid the incident.