Five die in two-car Wales collision

Five people died in a crash on the M4 in Wales this morning.

Five people died in a crash on the M4 in Wales this morning.

Three youths who were travelling in one car with an 18-year-old man, and a couple who were in another vehicle, died at the scene of the two-car crash.

The 18-year-old was taken to hospital with multiple limb fractures.

The crash happened near Newport at around 3:15 a.m, and the motorway was closed in both directions.

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