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Two people are in hospital after a five-vehicle crash partially shut the M4 motorway at Swansea, causing major Friday evening rush-hour congestion.

One man was cut from a vehicle by fire crews using hydraulic cutting equipment after the incident near the Ynysforgan turn-off, junction 45, at 17:30 GMT.

The westbound carriageway of the M4 was shut for almost three-and-a-half hours, causing an eight-mile traffic jam.

South Wales Police reopened the carriageway just before 21:00.

The two casualties were taken to the nearby Morriston Hospital in Swansea following the collision.