A child has died after a minibus overturned on a motorway slip road, police have confirmed.

The single-vehicle crash occurred on the M4 eastbound junction 10 exit slip road on to the A329M, near Wokingham in Berkshire on Sunday afternoon, Thames Valley police said.

In a post on X, the force said: “Sadly, a child died in the collision and our thoughts remain with the family who are being supported at this extremely difficult time.

“Other passengers sustained serious injuries, requiring hospital treatment. We would ask motorists to continue to avoid the area.”

Emergency services were called to the scene including air ambulances landing on the road, National Highways said.

South Central ambulance service said it was first alerted to the crash at 2.24pm, with its first units arriving at the scene eight minutes later.

Five critical care units, including two air ambulances, attended the incident along with six ambulances.

National Highways reported the collision shortly after 2.45pm, later adding that the link road had been closed eastbound due to a “serious injury incident involving an overturned vehicle”.

The motorway was then closed in both directions between junctions 11 and 8 for approximately three hours after the crash.

The slip road remains closed on Sunday night, with officers still at the scene. Delays of up to 30 minutes were reported on the motorway alongside queues of up to three miles, which were worsened by several broken-down vehicles, the public body added.

No arrests have been made, the force said.