M48 incident LIVE: Severn Bridge closed as police and paramedics swarm road

LiveM48 incident LIVE: Severn Bridge closed as police and paramedics swarm roadThe Severn Bridge on the M48 between J1 and J2 has been closed as South West Ambulance Service and Avon & Somerset Police to work at the scene of an 'ongoing incident'The bridge is closed in both directions while police and paramedics respond to an incidentKey EventsPolice and paramedics responding to incident on M48ByZahra KhaliqNews ReporterUpdated16:34, 6 Apr 2026{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "LiveBlogPosting", "datePublished": "2026-04-06T15:34:38Z", "dateModified": "2026-04-06T15:34:38Z", "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/m48-severn-bridge-closed-live-36975658", "headline": "M48 incident LIVE: Severn Bridge closed as police and paramedics swarm road", "description": "The Severn Bridge on the M48 between J1 and J2 has been closed as South West Ambulance Service and Avon & Somerset Police to work at the scene of an 'ongoing incident'", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/m48-severn-bridge-closed-live-36975658" }, "coverageStartTime": "2026-04-06T15:24:21Z", "keywords": "Avon and Somerset Police", "publisher": {"@type":"Organization","name":"mirror","url":"https://www.mirror.co.uk/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/trinity-images/logos/mirror.png","width":219,"height":60}}, "author": [{"@type":"Person","name":"Zahra Khaliq","sameAs":"https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/zahra-khaliq/"}], "image": {"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article36975666.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_m48-43952-j1-j2.jpg","width":615,"height":409}, "liveBlogUpdate": [{"@type":"BlogPosting","headline":"Statement from National Highways","url":"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/m48-severn-bridge-closed-live-36975658#888598","datePublished":"2026-04-06T15:29:56.652Z","dateModified":"2026-04-06T15:29:56.652Z","articleBody":"National Highways warned drivers to use the M4 (Prince...