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Driver arrested after police pursuit on motorway

Chloe Harcombe
BBC News, Wiltshire
Google Google maps street view of the M4 westbound carriageway near junction 17 for Chippenham, Wiltshire. Multiple cars can be seen travelling on both carriageways and the end of the slip road can be seen at the side of the frame. A blue road sign indicating where the nearest service stations are is on the left of the roadside. Google
Police said they had received reports of a car swerving across lanes on the M4

A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of driving offences following a police pursuit on the M4.

Several people travelling along the motorway reported a vehicle swerving across lanes on the westbound carriageway near junction 17 for Chippenham, Wiltshire, shortly after 13:00 GMT on Thursday.

Officers from Wiltshire, Avon and Somerset and Gwent performed a rolling road block to bring the car to a stop.

Wiltshire Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs, driving under the influence of cocaine and dangerous driving. He has been released under investigation.

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